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Book SynopsisA leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trade ReviewBarme knows China well [and] has occasionally feuded with Chinese cultural icons... Here, he surveys the cultural warfare since the reform era began in 1978 and emphasizes the way a rich counterculture has flowered despite the authorities'deep misgivings and periodic purges. -- Nicholas D. Kristof New York Times Book Review A factual look at a cultural revolution that is happening without artist or government realizing it. -- Joe Collins Booklist
Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Culture in the Red 1: The Chinese Velvet Prison 2: An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove 3: Traveling Heavy 4: The Apotheosis of the Liumang 5: The Graying of Chinese Culture 6: Consuming t-shirts in Beijing 7: Packaged Dissent 8: Artful Marketing 9: ccptm & Adcult prc 10: To Screw Foreigners Is Patriotic 11: Kowtowing to the Vulgar 12: Totalitarian Nostalgia Postscript: Springtime in Beijing Appendix: Screw You, Too Chinese Glossary Index
