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PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-100847695115

ISBN-139780847695119

eBay Product ID (ePID)661946

Product Key Features

Book TitlePicturing Power in the People's Republic of China : Posters of the Cultural Revolution

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicEthnic Studies / General, Asia / China

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorStephanie Donald

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length10.1 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-024279

ReviewsOriginal and timely. A substantial contribution to the literature on the Cultural Revolution and on modern China in general. Treating the propaganda art of a totalitarian state as a serious component of culture is uncommon and very useful. An invaluablereference of visual images for scholars, students, and artists alike...., "Original and timely. A substantial contribution to the literature on the Cultural Revolution and on modern China in general. Treating the propaganda art of a totalitarian state as a serious component of culture is uncommon and very useful. An invaluablereference of visual images for scholars, students, and artists alike...." --Julia F. Andrews, Ohio State University "Each chapter raises interesting points and presents avenues for further research." -- The China Journal "There is a wealth of historical detail on the production and subject matter of CCP poster art not found elsewhere, and each essay offers a careful argument grounded in a rich set of illustrations. Most importantly, attention to the more than fifty reproductions will evoke in most readers a greater range of emotional and intellectual reactions than conventional text-only material. As a result, Picturing Power not only imparts new information but also elicits-just as the editors hoped-previously unexplored associations that complicate, and therefore deepen, our understanding of the Mao years." -- China Quarterly "The book's breadth of coverage is excellent, and most chapters have copious footnotes providing access to the primary literature." -- China Information "By dispelling the stereotype of revolutionary art as mind-numbingly monotonous, this original book helps us rethink the Cultural Revolution as a partly 'aesthetic' process. The excellent scholarship and the evocative illustrations will make this book a very important resource for scholars and teachers of the Cultural Revolution." --Susan Brownell, University of Missouri-St. Louis "Original and timely. A substantial contribution to the literature on the Cultural Revolution and on modern China in general. Treating the propaganda art of a totalitarian state as a serious component of culture is uncommon and very useful. An invaluable reference of visual images for scholars, students, and artists alike." --Julia F. Andrews, Ohio State University, The book's breadth of coverage is excellent, and most chapters have copious footnotes providing access to the primary literature., By dispelling the stereotype of revolutionary art as mind-numbingly monotonous, this original book helps us rethink the Cultural Revolution as a partly 'aesthetic' process. The excellent scholarship and the evocative illustrations will make this book a very important resource for scholars and teachers of the Cultural Revolution., There is a wealth of historical detail on the production and subject matter of CCP poster art not found elsewhere, and each essay offers a careful argument grounded in a rich set of illustrations. Most importantly, attention to the more than fifty reproductions will evoke in most readers a greater range of emotional and intellectual reactions than conventional text-only material. As a result, Picturing Power not only imparts new information but also elicits--just as the editors hoped--previously unexplored associations that complicate, and therefore deepen, our understanding of the Mao years.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal951.05/6

Table Of ContentChapter 1 Introducing Posters of China's Cultural Revolution Chapter 2 Excess and Enthusiasm Chapter 3 Souvenirs of Beijing: Authority and Subjectivity in Art Historical Memory Chapter 4 "Comrade Sisters": Gendered Bodies and Spaces Chapter 5 Children as Political Messengers Chapter 6 Icons of Power: Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution Chapter 7 Afterword

SynopsisThis richly illustrated book provides an innovative reinterpretation of the Cultural Revolution through the medium of the poster-a major component of popular print culture in China. Using an array of full color and black-and-white reproductions, an eminent group of scholars explores the discursive power of visual artforms in Chinese public life., This richly illustrated book provides an innovative reinterpretation of the Cultural Revolution through the medium of the poster_a major component of popular print culture in China. Using an array of full color and black-and-white reproductions of posters, an eminent group of scholars explores the discursive power of visual artforms in Chinese public life. They provide an interdisciplinary analysis of political art produced for a Chinese audience and acknowledge the importance of subjectivity in elucidating important cultural facets of the period. Readers interested in Chinese cultural or political history, popular culture, and art history will find this a unique and perceptive work.

LC Classification NumberDS778.7.P535 1999