AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHINESE FILM STUDIES 中國電影研究書目提要

This authoritative reference tool covers monographs, conference proceedings, and theses that relate to film studies in and about mainland China published between 1920 and 2003. It references basic information, such as film titles, directors, and actors, as well as a variety of topics in film studies, such as film history, genres, and technology. Presented comprehensively in English and Chinese, this bibliography follows an intelligently structured subject scheme, and includes three handy indexes.

Jim Cheng is Head of International Relations & Pacific Studies Library/East Asian Collection at the University of California, San Diego.

""Scholars of mainland China film both inside and outside China will consider this to be a standard bibliographic guide and crucial reference tool for many years to come. ... In my view, there is really no competing work. ... I can't imagine a serious library anywhere in the world that would not want a copy."" – Paul Pickowicz, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego

""An Annotated Bibliography for Chinese Film Studies provides an exhaustive list of bibliographical sources on Chinese cinema in Chinese and Western languages, covering a period of more than eighty years. This timely, well-researched, and much needed book will become an indispensable tool of reference to anyone who is interested in Chinese film studies, a growing area in the field of Chinese and cultural studies."" – Tonglin Lu, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Montreal