Pang (cultural and religious studies, Chinese U. of Hong Kong) finds in a commercial product that was more toy than scientific instrument an apt metaphor for changes in how Chinese people saw the worl
Building a New China in Cinema introduces English readers for the first time to one of the most exciting left-wing cinema traditions in the world. This unique book explores the history, ideology, and
Creativity and Its Discontents is a sharp critique of the intellectual property rights (IPR)–based creative economy, particularly as it is embraced or ignored in China. Laikwan Pang argues that the cr
Creativity and Its Discontents is a sharp critique of the intellectual property rights (IPR)–based creative economy, particularly as it is embraced or ignored in China. Laikwan Pang argues that the cr
This is a succint and well-written book introducing a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of copyright and related issues in contemporary popular culture in relation to the current developme
Cultural production under Mao, and how artists and thinkers found autonomy in a culture of conformityIn the 1950s, a French journalist joked that the Chinese were “blue ants under the red flag,” dress
Pang (general education, Hong Kong Polytechnic U.), in this revision of her dissertation (from Washington U., St. Louis, Missouri), provides a lengthy analysis of the left-wing film movement in China.
This book is the first of its kind in English to explore the musical culture of China's Cultural Revolution. Contributors discuss the history, politics, and aesthetics of a full range of music and per
Bringing together the most recent research on the Cultural Revolution in China, musicologists, historians, literary scholars, and others discuss the music and its political implications. Combined, the
