Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan Contributor(s): Hu, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474428452 ISBN-13: 9781474428453 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 791.430 |
LCCN: 2018289413 |
Series: Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: How does cinema imagine our place in the world? Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan looks at the studios, films and policies that charted the transnational vision of Hong Kong and Taiwan, two places with an uneasy relationship to the idea of nationhood. Examining the cultural, political and industrial overlaps between these cinemas, as well as the areas where they uniquely parallel each other, this book brings together perspectives from cinema studies, Chinese studies and Asian American studies to show how culture is produced in the spaces between empires. With case studies of popular stars like Linda Lin Dai and Edison Chen, and spectacular genres like the Shaolin Temple cycle of martial arts films, the book explores what it meant to be both cosmopolitan and Chinese in the second half of the 20th century. |