Media and Cultural Transformation in China

by Yu Haiqing and Haiqing Yu

Book Overview

This book examines the role played by the media in China's cultural transformation in the early years of the 21st century. In contrast to the traditional view that sees the Chinese media as nothing more than a tool of communist propaganda, it demonstrates that the media is integral to China's changing culture in the age of globalization, whilst also being part and parcel of the State and its project of re-imagining national identity that is essential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415673712
• ISBN13: 9780415673716
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"