In the Red

Klappentext China! Geremie R. Barmé notes! has become one of the greatest writing and publishing nations on the planet! and both cultural activists and the state are embroiled in debates about the production and distribution of its cultural products. But what happens when global culture and Chinese capitalist-socialism meet in the marketplace? In the Redinvestigates what goes on behind the rhetoric of the official Chinese government and the dissident community and provides a unique perspective on mainstream Western perceptions of cultural developments! artistic freedom! and popular lifestyles in China today. Illustrated with fascinating cartoons and photographs and rich with facts! anecdotes! and events! In the Red exposes the complex relationship between "official" culture (produced! supported! or sanctioned by the government) and "nonofficial" or countercultures (especially among urban youths and dissidents). Two key and contrasting events loom large in this narrative: the 1989 protests that ended with the June 4 massacre and a nationwide purge! and Deng Xiaoping's 1992 "tour of the south!" in which he emphasized the need for radical economic reform. Although a level of political tolerance has evolved since the 1970s! Barmé sheds light on the significance of the intermittent denunciations of artists! ideas! and works. Zusammenfassung A leading observer of Chinese literature! society! and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4! 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A Culture in the Red1: The Chinese Velvet Prison2: An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove3: Traveling Heavy4: The Apotheosis of the Liumang5: The Graying of Chinese Culture6: Consuming t-shirts in Beijing7: Packaged Dissent8: Artful Marketing9: ccptm & Adcult prc10: To Screw Foreigners Is Patriotic11: Kowtowing to the Vulgar12: Totalitarian NostalgiaPostscript: Springtime in BeijingAppendix: Screw You! TooChinese GlossaryIndex ...

Klappentext

China, Geremie R. Barmé notes, has become one of the greatest writing and publishing nations on the planet, and both cultural activists and the state are embroiled in debates about the production and distribution of its cultural products. But what happens when global culture and Chinese capitalist-socialism meet in the marketplace? In the Redinvestigates what goes on behind the rhetoric of the official Chinese government and the dissident community and provides a unique perspective on mainstream Western perceptions of cultural developments, artistic freedom, and popular lifestyles in China today.

Illustrated with fascinating cartoons and photographs and rich with facts, anecdotes, and events, In the Red exposes the complex relationship between "official" culture (produced, supported, or sanctioned by the government) and "nonofficial" or countercultures (especially among urban youths and dissidents). Two key and contrasting events loom large in this narrative: the 1989 protests that ended with the June 4 massacre and a nationwide purge, and Deng Xiaoping's 1992 "tour of the south," in which he emphasized the need for radical economic reform. Although a level of political tolerance has evolved since the 1970s, Barmé sheds light on the significance of the intermittent denunciations of artists, ideas, and works.

Zusammenfassung
A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Inhalt

Introduction: A Culture in the Red 1: The Chinese Velvet Prison 2: An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove 3: Traveling Heavy 4: The Apotheosis of the Liumang 5: The Graying of Chinese Culture 6: Consuming t-shirts in Beijing 7: Packaged Dissent 8: Artful Marketing 9: ccptm & Adcult prc 10: To Screw Foreigners Is Patriotic 11: Kowtowing to the Vulgar 12: Totalitarian Nostalgia Postscript: Springtime in Beijing Appendix: Screw You, Too Chinese Glossary Index