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After Mao: Chinese Literature and Society, 1978-1981
by Kinkley, Jeffrey C. (ed.)
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0674008855
- ISBN 13
- 9780674008854
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: The Council of East Asian Studies / Harvard University, 1990 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. Large 8vo. Large 8vo. xiv (ii), 345 (7) pp. Harvard Contemporary China Series: Second Printing, 1990. Slightly curled bottom rear fore-edge corner pages 321-352, else no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean and white. 6" x 9". Trade paperback. contributors, preface, introduction, Part I. Literary Subject Matter; Part II. Literary Art; Part III. The Sociology of Publishing and Reading; notes, glossary of East Asian terms, index. "This is the first book in English to analyze the Chinese literary scene during the post-Mao thaw in government control. The special focus on popular literature - science fiction, love stories, detective fiction - reflects China's new urban mass culture. These popular genres, plus the new obscure poetry, and the short-lived literary magazine Today are examined from an international comparative perspective and from a variety of viewpointsliterary, social, historical, political.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005338
- Title
- After Mao: Chinese Literature and Society, 1978-1981
- Author
- Kinkley, Jeffrey C. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0674008855
- ISBN 13
- 9780674008854
- Publisher
- The Council of East Asian Studies / Harvard University
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM POLITICS CULTURE LITERATURE POST-MAO 1978-1981 HISTORY AND CRITICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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