Routledge media, culture and social change in Asia series ;
Volume Designation
8
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-237) and index.
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Includes filmography.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : writing about Chinese documentaries -- The documentary genre and Chinese documentaries -- Nationalism and the birth of Chinese documentary -- The dogmatic formula -- Media reform, documentary programming, and the new citizen -- Documenting the law -- Documenting the minorities -- The many voices of Chinese documentary -- Conclusion : documentary as critical discourse.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In China, unlike in Western cinema, documentary film, rather than fiction film, has been the dominant mode since 1949. Explores the relationship between documentaries and society, showing how, under the market economy, the government continues to use the genre as propaganda. Y Chu, Murdoch University, Australia.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Documentary films-- China-- History and criticism.
Documentary films-- Social aspects-- China.
Documentary films-- China-- History and criticism.