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In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture

In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture

Barmé, Geremie

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0231106157
ISBN13: 9780231106153
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Jan 11 2000
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.15 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

China, Geremie R. Barmé notes, has become one of the greatest writing and publishing nations on the planet, and both cultural activists and the state are embroiled in debates about the production and distribution of its cultural products. But what happens when global culture and Chinese capitalist-socialism meet in the marketplace? In the Redinvestigates what goes on behind the rhetoric of the official Chinese government and the dissident community and provides a unique perspective on mainstream Western perceptions of cultural developments, artistic freedom, and popular lifestyles in China today.

Illustrated with fascinating cartoons and photographs and rich with facts, anecdotes, and events, In the Red exposes the complex relationship between official culture (produced, supported, or sanctioned by the government) and nonofficial or countercultures (especially among urban youths and dissidents). Two key and contrasting events loom large in this narrative: the 1989 protests that ended with the June 4 massacre and a nationwide purge, and Deng Xiaoping's 1992 tour of the south, in which he emphasized the need for radical economic reform. Although a level of political tolerance has evolved since the 1970s, Barmé sheds light on the significance of the intermittent denunciations of artists, ideas, and works.

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