The Party and the Arty in China: The New Politics of Culture

by Richard Curt Kraus

Book Overview

Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers a political analysis of Chinese culture that includes all genres of art. Surveying the evolution of China's cultural politics between 1979 and 2003, this book explores the complex relationship between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742527190
• ISBN13: 9780742527195
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"