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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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Chinese Worlds |
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Chinese worlds.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Issues and contexts; 'Global rise', national power, and 'world history': motivations and lessons; Television, the history market, and documentary in present-day China; Notes; 2 Foreign models for the public: the TV documentary Daguo jueqi (The Rise of the Great Powers); From 'study session' to TV: the 'Great Powers' hype; Portrayal of the 'successful' countries in 'world history'; Assessments and implications; Notes; 3 China's potential on display: the sequel documentary Fuxing zhi lu (The Road to Revival) |
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TV, national politics, and the standardisation of historyThe historical portrayal of modern China; 'Screening' China's 'revival'; Notes; 4 Soviet failure lessons for insiders: the party-educational documentary Ju an si wei (Alert to Danger while Dwelling in Safety); Documenting failure; Historical portrayal of the Soviet Union; Learning from others' disasters: research, communist anxieties, and cadre education; Notes; 5 Framing visions of China and the world: the state, documentary, and history in comparative perspective; History on screen: Chinese uses and global challenges |
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Memory culture, functions of history in society, and the power of imagesFraming by format: the documentary genre; Historical documentaries and their discursive strategies; National Self and Others' history in a 'globally rising' China; In lieu of conclusion: the 'added value' of studying historical documentaries in China; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Documentaries have recently become a favourite format for Chinese state-directed media to present an officially sanctioned view of history. Indeed, this is not confined to Chinese national history. In stark contrast to the earlier self-centred preoccupation with Chinese history, there has been an upsurge in interest in foreign history, with a view to illuminating China's role not only in world history, but also on the global stage today, and in the future. This book examines three recent Chinese documentary television series which present the officially sanctioned view of the rise of the moder |
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Print version record |
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Documentary television programs -- China -- History and criticism
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Historical television programs -- China -- History and criticism
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Television and history -- China
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History on television.
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Documentary television programs
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Historical television programs
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History on television
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Television and history
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135089139 |
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1135089132 |
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