{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-chinese-cinemas-9780190050719","title":"Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas","description":"What does it mean for a cinematic work to be Chinese? Does it refer specifically to a work's subject, or does it also reflect considerations of language, ethnicity, nationality, ideology, or political orientation? Such questions make any single approach to a vast field like Chinese cinema\u003cbr\u003edifficult at best. Accordingly, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas\u003c\/em\u003e situates the term more broadly among various different phases, genres, and distinct national configurations, while taking care to address the consequences of grouping together so many disparate histories under a single banner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering both a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue and a mapping of Chinese cinema as an expanded field, this Handbook presents thirty-three essays by leading researchers and scholars intent on yielding new insights and new analyses using three different methodologies. Chapters in Part I\u003cbr\u003einvestigate the historical periodizations of the field through changing notions of national and political identity -- all the way from the industry's beginnings in the 1920s up to its current forms in contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the global diaspora. Chapters in Part II feature studies\u003cbr\u003ecentered on the field's taxonomical formalities, including such topics as the role of the Chinese opera in technological innovation, the political logic of the Maoist film, and the psychoanalytic formula of the kung fu action film. Finally, in Part III, focus is given to the structural elements\u003cbr\u003ethat comprise a work's production, distribution, and reception to reveal the broader cinematic apparatuses within which these works are positioned. Taken together, the multipronged approach supports a wider platform beyond the geopolitical and linguistic limitations in existing scholarship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpertly edited to illustrate a representative set of up to date topics and approaches, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas\u003c\/em\u003e provides a vital addition to a burgeoning field still in its formative stages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlos Rojas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190050719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlos Rojas\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image at Duke University. He is the author of The Great Wall: A Cultural History (Harvard UP, 2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEileen Chow\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies at Harvard University. She is the coeditor, with Carlos Rojas, of Rethinking Chinese Popular Culture: Cannibalizations of the Canon (Routledge, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39959056023667,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":48.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_049362df-7ac9-4949-99cb-94b6ef8b877b.jpg?v=1648740484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/oxford-handbook-of-chinese-cinemas-9780190050719","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}