Richard Curt Kraus The Party and the Arty in China (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Party and the Arty in ChinaCondition: NewEAN: 9780742527195ISBN: 9780742527195Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/22/2004Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 458gAuthor: Richard Curt KrausLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The New Politics of CultureISBN-10: 0742527190Description: In this original exploration of the dynamic and potent interface between Chinese culture and politics, Richard Kraus examines the impact of the market on the once-comprehensive system of state patronage of the arts in the PRC. The author uses all genres of art to explore the changing nature of politics, seen through such phenomena as ideology, propaganda, censorship, and the relationship of artists to the state. Kraus makes three provocative arguments: First, the commercialization of China's cultural life has been intellectually liberating, but also poses serious economic challenges that artists are sometimes slow to master. Second, despite conventional wisdom in the West that China's economic reforms have not been followed by serious political reform, he shows that the shift from state patronage to a mixed system of private and public sponsorship is in fact a fundamental political change. Third, Western recognition of the reformation in China's cultural life has been obscured by a combination of ignorance, ideological barriers, and foreign policy rivalry. Cogent, witty, and deeply informed, this comprehensive overview of the Chinese arts scene will be an essential text for all observers of contemporary China.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Arts & PhotographyBook Series: State & Society in East AsiaTopic: Society & CultureRelease Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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