ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: Stanford University Press] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
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United States.: Stanford University Press.. Date: 2007.. viii + 289pp, index, bibliography, notes, character list, some creasing corner of leaves, dustjacket a little sunned along extremity, otherwise very good hardback copy. "As China's centrally planned economy and welfare state have given way to a more loosely controlled version of "late socialism," public concern about economic reform's downside has found expression in epic novels about official corruption and its effects. While the media shied away from dealing with these issues, novelists stepped in to fill the void. "Anti-corruption fiction" exploded onto the marketplace and into public consciousness, spawning popular films and television series until a clampdown after 2002 that ended China's first substantial realist fiction since the 1989 Beijing massacre. With frankness and imagination seldom allowed journalists, novelists have depicted the death of China's rust-belt industries, the gap between rich and poor, "social unrest" -i.e., riots- and the questionable new practices of entrenched communist party rulers. Corruption and Realism examines this rebirth of the Chinese political novel and its media adaptations, explaining how the works reflect contemporary Chinese life and how they embody Chinese traditions of social criticism, literary realism, and contemplation of taboo subjects. This is the first book to investigate such novels and includes excerpts from personal interviews with China's three most famous ...

ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: Stanford University Press., United States.] Hardcover viii + 289pp, index, bibliography, notes, character list, some creasing corner of leaves, dustjacket a little sunned along extremity, otherwise very good hardback copy. "As China's centrally planned economy and welfare state have given way to a more loosely controlled version of "late socialism," public concern about economic reform's downside has found expression in epic novels about official corruption and its effects. While the media shied away from dealing with these issues, novelists stepped in to fill the void. "Anti-corruption fiction" exploded onto the marketplace and into public consciousness, spawning popular films and television series until a clampdown after 2002 that ended China's first substantial realist fiction since the 1989 Beijing massacre. With frankness and imagination seldom allowed journalists, novelists have depicted the death of China's rust-belt industries, the gap between rich and poor, "social unrest" -i.e., riots- and the questionable new practices of entrenched communist party rulers. Corruption and Realism examines this rebirth of the Chinese political novel and its media adaptations, explaining how the works reflect contemporary Chinese life and how they embody Chinese traditions of social criticism, literary realism, and contemplation of taboo subjects. This is the first ...
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ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: Stanford University Press 15/01/2007] Hardcover This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: Stanford University Press] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: STANFORD UNIV PR] Hardcover The first analysis in any language of China s recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach t.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2006]
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Stanford University Press 2006 Hard cover New Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

ISBN10: 0804754853, ISBN13: 9780804754859, [publisher: Stanford University Press] Hardcover The first analysis in any language of China's recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach the taboo subject of regime change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526. . 2006. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]