China Turned On: Television, Reform and Resistance

by James Lull

The years following the Cultural Revolution saw the arrival of television as part of China's effort to 'modernize' and open up to the West. Endorsed by the Deng Xiaoping regime as a 'bridge' between government and the people, television became at once the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party and the most popular form of entertainment for Chinese people living in the cities. But the authorities failed to realize the unmatched cultural power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138970433
• ISBN13: 9781138970434
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"