Celebrity in China /
This is a book-length exploration of celebrity culture in the People's Republic of China and its interaction with international norms of celebrity production. The book comprises case studies from popular culture, official culture, and business celebrities.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. Project MUSE - Archive Asian and Pacific Studies Foundation. |
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Table of Contents:
- Celebrity/China / Elaine Jeffreys and Louise Edwards
- Military celebrity in China : the evolution of 'heroic and model servicemen' / Louise Edwards
- China's celebrity mothers : female virtues, patriotism and social harmony / Yingjie Guo
- Accidental celebrities : China's chastity heroines and charity / Elaine Jeffreys
- Celebrity philanthropy : the cultivation of China's HIV/AIDS heroes / Johanna Hood
- Jet Li : 'wushu master' in sport and film / Mary Farquhar
- Literary celebrity in China : from reformers to rebels / Shuyu Kong
- Flexible celebrity : a half-century of Miao pop / Louise Schein
- Jin Xing : China's transsesual star of dance / Gloria Davies and M.E. Davies
- China's celebrity entrepreneurs : business models for 'success' / David J. Davies
- China's internet celebrity : Furong Jiejie / I.D. Roberts.