Love stories in China: the politics of intimacy in the twenty-first century

"This book explores how political, economic, social, cultural and technological forces are (re)shaping the meanings of love and intimacy in China's public culture. It focuses on a range of cultural and media forms including literature, film, television, music and new media, examines new cu...

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Other Authors: Sun, Wanning 1963- (Editor), Yang, Ling 1954- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2019
Edition:1 edition
Series:Media, culture and social change in Asia series
Media, culture, and social change in Asia series 66
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"This book explores how political, economic, social, cultural and technological forces are (re)shaping the meanings of love and intimacy in China's public culture. It focuses on a range of cultural and media forms including literature, film, television, music and new media, examines new cultural practices such as online activism, virtual intimacy and relationship counselling, and discusses how far love and romance have come to assume new shapes and forms in the new millennium. The book provides deep insights into how the huge transformation of China over the last four decades has impacted the micro lives of ordinary Chinese people"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780429275029
0429275021
9781000492361
1000492362
9781000497236
1000497232
9781000487497
1000487490

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