Mao's Cultural Army: Drama Troupes in China's Rural Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781107432222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 269 str.

Brian James Demare

Opis

This study explores the role of drama troupes tasked with roaming the countryside in support of Mao's communist revolution in China.

Recenzje

'I recommend this book strongly. Though it is highly specialized, it adds to our understanding not only of Chinese theater but also the revolutionary history of China's rural areas. Although some of the content is already known, much of it is new and highly perceptive - a valuable contribution to the literature in its field.' Colin Mackerras, The China Journal

Spis treści

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction: performing Mao's revolution; 1. The revolution will be dramatized: Red drama troupes; 2. Acting against Japan: drama troupes in North China; 3. Playing soldiers and peasants: civil war and agrarian reform; 4. Staging rural revolution: land reform operas; 5. State agents and local actors: cultural work in the early PRC; 6. Peasants on stage: amateur actors in socialist China; 7. Tradition in conflict: professional drama troupes and the PRC state; Conclusion; Select bibliography.