Political Communications in Greater China: The Construction and Reflection of Identity

ISBN-13: 9780415411349 / Miękka / 2006 / 340 str.

Rawnsley, Gary D.

Opis

The authors examine the role played by political communications in a variety of media, in defining and shaping identity in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and amongst overseas Chinese.

Recenzje

'This volume is an important contribution to studies of political communication in general and to Chinese communication studies in particular.' - China Review International

Spis treści

1. Introduction Gary D. Rawnsley and Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley 2. The Meaning and Significance of Greater China John F. Copper Part One: The People's Republic of China 3. Peddling Party Ideology for a Profit: Media and the Rise of Chinese Nationalism in the 1990s Yu Huang and Chin-Chuan Lee 4. Modern Political Communication in China Neil Renwick and Qing Cao 5. What Chinese Journalists Believe about Journalism Hugo de Burgh Part Two: Taiwan 6. 'As Edifying as a Bout of Mud Wrestling': Americanization, Institutions and Election Campaigning in Taiwan Gary D. Rawnsley 7. Gender and Party Politics: Case Study of the Democratic Progressive Party on Taiwan Bey-Ling Sha 8. Communications of Identity in Taiwan: From the February 28th Incident to the Formosa Television Corporation Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley Part Three: Hong Kong 9. The Media in Hong Kong: On the Horns of a Dilemma Willy Wo-Lap Lam 10. Media Economics of the Hong Kong Press in Political Transition: Toward a New Viable Political Economy Anthony Fung 11. Directing Hong Kong: The Politics of Contemporary Cinema Andrew M. J. Brown Part Four: The Overseas Chinese 12. Is There a British Chinese Public Sphere? David Parker 13. Children, Media and the Public Sphere in Chinese Australia Yingchi Chu, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald and Andrea Witcomb 14. Talking About Jet Li: Transnational Chinese Movie Stardom and Asian American Internet Reception Julian Stringer Conclusion 15. Greater China, Glabalization and Emancipation Neil Renwick

O autorze

Gary D. Rawnsley is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. He has published widely on international communications and the politics of Taiwan.
Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley is Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests include media, democratisation and identity issues.