{"product_id":"the-chinese-cinema-book-9781911239529","title":"The Chinese Cinema Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day.  Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and auteurs, and the industrial and technological contexts of cinema in Greater China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChinese cinema’s unprecedented growth in the last decade invites new considerations about the state of this vibrant industry. In this expanded second edition, The Chinese Cinema Book addresses important developments in digital technology, documentary filmmaking, and censorship, propaganda and film policy, as they relate to one of the fastest growing cinemas in the world. -- Olivia Khoo, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, Australia\u003cbr\u003eThe Chinese Cinema Book is sure to be a standard textbook for Chinese cinema studies. It systematically explores the rich and kaleidoscopic history of Chinese cinemas and covers key and up-to-date theories in the field. A must-read for anyone interested in Chinese cinema studies. -- Yongchun Fu, Associate Professor of Zhejiang Unviersity Ningbo Institute of Technology, China.\u003cbr\u003eSubstantially updated, with four new chapters alongside many other contributions from leading scholars, this new edition of The Chinese Cinema Book will be an essential resource for all researchers and teachers of Chinese film. As China looks poised to become the world’s largest film market, this volume’s comprehensive and illuminating approach to Chinese cinema from its earliest moments to the digital epoch is more valuable than ever. -- Margaret Hillenbrand, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, University of Oxford, UK.\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive, authoritative and a great read. * Linda Mitchell, Seminar Tutor, Cardiff University, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction“The Coming of Age of Chinese Cinemas Studies” Song Hwee Lim, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, and Julian Ward, University of Edinburgh, UK  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Song Hwee Lim, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, and Julian Ward, University of Edinburgh, UK  \u003cb\u003eSection I: Territories, Trajectories, Historiographies\u003c\/b\u003e  Chapter 1, “Transnational Chinese Film Studies” Chris Berry, King’s College London, UK  Chapter 2, “National Cinema as Translocal Practice: reflections on Chinese LFI Historiography”Yingjin Zhang, University of California, San Diego, USA  Chapter 3, “Cinemas of the Chinese Diaspora”  Gina Marchetti, Hong Kong University, China  Chapter 4, “Six Chinese Cinemas in Search of a Historiography” Song Hwee Lim  Section II: Early Cinema to 1949  Chapter 5, “\u003ci\u003eShadow Magic\u003c\/i\u003e and the Lost Decades in Chinese Film History” Zhiwei Xiao, California State University, San Marcos, and Xuelei Huang, University of Edinburgh, UK  Chapter 6, “The Making of a National Cinema: Shanghai Cinema of the 1930s” Laikwan Pang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China  Chapter 7, “Wartime Cinema: Reconfiguration and Border Navigation” Yiman Wang, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA  Chapter 8, “Chinese Filmmaking on the eve of the Communist Revolution” Paul Pickowicz, University of California, San Diego, USA  Section III: The Forgotten Period – 1949-1980  Chapter 9, “The Remodelling of a National Cinema: Chinese film of the Seventeen Years (1949-1966)” Julian Ward, University of Edinburgh, UK  Chapter 10, “Liminal Cinema: PRC Film Genres of the New Era” Michael Berry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA  Chapter 11, “Healthy Realism in Taiwan, 1964-1980: Film Style, Cultural Policies and Mandarin Cinema” Guo-Juin Hong, Duke University, USA  Chapter 12, “The Hong Kong Cantonese Cinema: Emergence, Development and Decline” Stephen Teo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  Section IV: The New Waves  Chapter 13, “The Fifth Generation: A Re-assessment” Wendy Larson, University of Oregon, USA  Chapter 14, “Taiwan New Cinema Movement and Its Legacy” Tonglin Lu, University of Montreal, Canada  Chapter 15, “The Hong Kong New Wave: A Critical Reappraisal” Vivian P. Y. Lee, City University of Hong Kong, China  Chapter 16, “Transnational Chinese-Language Auteurism: Time, Place, Gender” James Udden, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, USA   Section V: Stars, Auteurs and Genres  Chapter 17, “Dragons Forever: Chinese Martial Arts Stars” Leon Hunt, Brunel University, UK  Chapter 18, “The Contemporary \u003ci\u003eWuxia\u003c\/i\u003e Revival: Genre Evolution and the Hollywood Transnational Factor” Kenneth Chan, University of Northern Colorado, USA  Chapter 19, “Independent Documentary in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong”Luke Robinson, University of Sussex, UK  Section 6: Industry, Market and TechnologyChapter 20, “Contemporary Mainstream PRC Cinema”Yomi Braester, University of Washington, USA  Chapter 21, “The Urban Generation: Underground and Independent Films from the PRC” Jason McGrath, University of Minnesota, USA  Chapter 22, “Censorship, Propaganda, and Film Policy” Matthew Johnson, Taylor’s University, Malaysia  Chapter 23, “Alternative Ways of Seeing: Post-Digital Detours in Chinese Cinema” Paola Voci, University of Otago, New Zealand  Afterword“Liquidity of Being” Rey Chow, Duke University, USA  \u003ci\u003eAppendix 1\u003c\/i\u003eBook-length Studies of Chinese Cinemas in the English Language Compiled by Wan-Jui Wang, Louise Williams, Li Pin, and Song Hwee Lim  \u003ci\u003eAppendix 2\u003c\/i\u003eChinese Film Titles   \u003ci\u003eAppendix 3\u003c\/i\u003eChinese Names   \u003ci\u003eAppendix 1\u003c\/i\u003e Book-length Studies of Chinese Cinemas in the English Language Compiled by Wan-Jui Wang, Louise Williams, Li Pin, and Song Hwee Lim  \u003ci\u003eAppendix 2\u003c\/i\u003eChinese Film Titles   \u003ci\u003eAppendix 3\u003c\/i\u003eChinese Names","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49414439731543,"sku":"9781911239529","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chinese-cinema-book-9781911239529","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}