Mainstream Culture Refocused : Television Drama, Society, and the Production of Meaning in Reform-Era China

Serialized television drama (dianshiju), perhaps the most popular and influential cultural form in China, offers a wide, penetrating look at the tensions and contradictions of the post-revolutionary and pro-market period. Zhong Xueping's timely new work argues for recognizing the complexity of...

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Main Author: Zhong, Xueping (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University of Hawai'i Press 20100731
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