In late 1995, the drama Heaven Above (Cangtian zaishang) debuted on Chinese TV. Featuring a villainous high-ranking government official, it was the first in a series of wildly popular corruption dramas that riveted the nation. Staging Corruption looks at the rise, fall, and reincarnation of corruption dramas and the ways in which they express the collective dreams and nightmares of China in the market-reform era.
It also considers how these dramas - as products of the interplay between television stations, production companies, media regulation, and political censorship - unveil complicated relationships between power, media, and society. This book is essential reading for those following China's ongoing struggles with the highly volatile socio-political issue of corruption.
| ISBN: | 9780774826310 |
| Publication date: | 19th September 2014 |
| Author: | Ruoyun Bai |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 292 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Chinese Studies |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory |
In late 1995, the drama Heaven Above (Cangtian zaishang) debuted on Chinese TV. Featuring a villainous high-ranking government official, it was the first in a series of wildly popular corruption dramas that riveted the nation.
Staging Corruption features in the following genres: Political science and theory
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Staging Corruption was written by Ruoyun Bai and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
Staging Corruption has 292 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary Chinese Studies series