ISBN:
9789463728669
Language:
English
Pages:
304 Seiten
Series Statement:
Asian Visual Cultures
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hong Kong Pop Culture in The 1980s
DDC:
306.095125
Keywords:
ART / Art & Politics
;
Asiatische Geschichte
;
Popular culture
;
Populäre Kultur
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
;
Städte, Stadtgemeinden
;
Urban communities
;
Hong Kong
Abstract:
This book deals with the 1980s - the golden decade of Hong Kong pop culture - in which a cosmopolitan lifestyle of pop and chic emerged in the city. Bookended by two major historical incidents, the 1980s will probably enter the annals of Hong Kong history as the decade that defined its future after reversion to Mainland China. Having witnessed and experienced the rise of Hong Kong pop culture to unprecedented heights in this decade, the author enhances its context through a story about his own personal belongings. Examining popular genres including television, film, music, fashion, disco and city magazine, this book teases out the distinctive aspects of Hong Kong pop culture that defined (his) Hong Kong. As Hong Kong has been undergoing drastic changes in recent years, it is necessary to point toward new imaginaries by re-examining its development. Toward this end, this book will shed light on an important research area of Hong Kong Studies as an academic discipline
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