ISBN:
9622090877
,
9622090885
,
9789622090873
,
9789622090880
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 286 p)
,
ill., ports
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Celebrity in China
DDC:
306.0951
Keywords:
Popular culture
;
Fame Social aspects
;
Celebrities
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Celebrity is a pervasive aspect of everyday life and a growing field of academic inquiry. This is the first book-length exploration of celebrity culture in the People's Republic of China and its interaction with international norms of celebrity production. The book comprises case studies from popular culture (film, music, dance, literature, internet); official culture (military, political, and moral exemplars) and business celebrities. This breadth illuminates the ways capitalism and communism converge in the elevation of particular individuals to fame in contemporary China. The book will inte
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Contributors; 1 Celebrity/China; 2 Military Celebrity in China: The Evolution of 'Heroic and Model Servicemen'; 3 China's Celebrity Mothers: Female Virtues, Patriotism and Social Harmony; 4 Accidental Celebrities: China's Chastity Heroines and Charity; 5 Celebrity Philanthropy: The Cultivation of China's HIV/AIDS Heroes; 6 Jet Li: 'Wushu Master' in Sport and Film; 7 Literary Celebrity in China: From Reformers to Rebels; 8 Flexible Celebrity: A Half-Century of Miao Pop; 9 Jin Xing:China's Transsexual Star of Dance
Description / Table of Contents:
10 China's Celebrity Entrepreneurs: Business Models for 'Success'11 China's Internet Celebrity: Furong Jiejie; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5790/hongkong/9789622090873.001.0001
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