- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Chinese Entertainment
About this book
Scholarly studies of Chinese culture, history and society, both within and outside of China, generally pay little attention to leisure, entertainment and amusement, though it has long been known that this aspect of life gives a deep understanding of the psyche and soul, and the hopes and fears, of a person. Leisure is a less coerced-upon, mandatory human conduct than work; certainly leisurely conduct is more voluntary, expressive and creative. But when seen as human behaviour, leisure and entertainment cannot be separated from history, heritage, ethnicity, the community, family and kin, rituals and customs – thus a collective activity and its constraints on the person.
This book examines a variety of genre of Chinese entertainment, from singing clubs, Cantonese opera and film, to Chinese rock and tourism. Though formally voluntary, Chinese entertainment, when entangled with ethnicity, heritage and history, is ironically a site of both enjoyment and struggle, both pleasure and suffering.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Visual Anthropology.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- 1. Entertainment: Enjoyment or Struggle?
- 2. Chinese Entertainment, Ethnicity and Pleasure
- 3. Entertaining “Chineseness”: Chinese Singing Clubs in Contemporary Bangkok
- 4. Performance Context as a Molding Force: Photographic Documentation of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong
- 5. Made in China: The Gods Go East
- 6. Authenticating Geographies and Temporalities: Representations of Chinese Rock in China
- 7. The Poverty of Tourism under Mobilizational Developmentalism in China
- Index