Chinese Cultural Revolution A History

Name: Chinese Cultural Revolution A History
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ISBN: 9780521697866

ISBN-10: 0521697867

ISBN-13: 9780521697866

Edition: 2008

Authors: Paul Clark

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A groundbreaking study of cultural life during a turbulent and formative decade in contemporary China, this book seeks to explode several myths about the Cultural Revolution (officially 1966-1976). Through national and local examination of the full range of cultural forms (film, operas, dance, other stage arts, music, fine arts, literature, and even architecture), Clark argues against characterizing this decade as one of chaos and destruction. Rather, he finds that innovation and creativity, promotion of participation in cultural production, and a vigorous promotion of the modern were all typical of the Cultural Revolution. Using a range of previously little-used materials, Clark forces us…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



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Acknowledgments


Chronology of Cultural and Political Developments, 1949-1980s


Introduction: A Revolution in Culture



Modelling a New Culture



Modernizing Chinese Opera



The Start of the Cultural Revolution



The First Five Model Operas



The Art of the Model Operas



Spreading the New Models



Proclaiming the Model Performances



Other Model Operas



Transplanting the Models



The Importance of the Model Performances



Reorganizing the Ranks



Fixing Culture on Film



Films Besieged



Cleansing the Ranks



Fixing the Model Performances on Film



New-Style Feature Films



Growing the Industry, Pleasing Audiences



Elaborating Culture: Dance, Music, Stage, and Fine Arts



Dancing for the Revolution



Scoring the Revolution: Music



Staging Culture: Spoken Drama, Quyi, and Other Performance Forms



Visualizing the Modern: Fine Arts and Architecture



Writing Wrongs: Public and Private Fictions and Resistance



Models on the Page: Official Literature



Hidden Pleasures: Unofficial, Underground Literature



Model Assertions: Criticizing Works



Screening Resistance: Films under Attack



Conclusion: Forcing Modernity


Notes


Bibliography


Index