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State and Society in East Asia Ser.: Communication in China : Political Economy, Power, and Conflict by Yuezhi Zhao (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10074251966X
ISBN-139780742519664
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038679855
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCommunication in China : Political Economy, Power, and Conflict
SubjectPolitical Process / Media & Internet, Communication Studies, Media Studies, Public Policy / Social Policy, World / Asian
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorYuezhi Zhao
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesState and Society in East Asia Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-037635
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsA case could easily be made that Yuezhi Zhao's Communication in China: Political Economy, Power, and Conflict is the best book to appear on media, telecommunication and the Internet in China since the mid-1990s, when Zhao began her career as a scholar and her rapid ascent to the top ranks of specialists on China's communication system. . . . Zhao's vignette filled, beautifully written prose combines with the information-richness of Communication in China to make the book a genuine page-turner: enjoyable to read and highly satisfying intellectually. Not only communication scholars, but political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists--everyone, in fact, working on contemporary China--will want to read this book., For all students of Chinese media and communication … Zhao's latest book is compulsory reading. . . . [It] further consolidates her standing as the brightest shining light and indisputably the most authoritative political economist in the field-a scholar whose influence and impact nevertheless extends far beyond the field of political economy. . . . Jam packed with a breathlessly engaging narrative and often poignant facts, figures and statistics . . . the book is an intellectual tour de force, unrivaled in its firm and comprehensive grasp of empirical materials and intellectual rigor., For all students of Chinese media and communication Zhao "s latest book is compulsory reading .[It] further consolidates her standing as the brightest shining light and indisputably the most authoritative political economist in the field " a scholar whose influence and impact nevertheless extends far beyond the field of political economy....Jam packed with a breathlessly engaging narrative and often poignant facts, figures and statistics....the book is an intellectual tour de force, unrivalled in its firm and comprehensive grasp of empirical materials and intellectual rigor., An outstanding reference point for what we want to know about China's communication system. To be sure, the book is about much more than communication. In fact, it embraces most of the complex issues and forces involved in China's political, economic and social modernization....To China scholars and students, I say put this book on your list of the top 25 books on contemporary China. It is a superb study based on solid research and strong analysis., With commanding skill, Yuezhi Zhao reveals the conflicted role of communications in an epochal contemporary change: China's reintegration into global capitalism. Historically grounded and analytically powerful, this work is also vividly nuanced. It is instantly indispensable., A case could easily be made that Yuezhi Zhao's Communication in China: Political Economy, Power, and Conflict is the best book to appear on media, telecommunication and the Internet in China since the mid-1990s, when Zhao began her career as a scholar and her rapid ascent to the top ranks of specialists on China's communication system. . . . Zhao's vignette filled, beautifully written prose combines with the information-richness of Communication in China to make the book a genuine page-turner: enjoyable to read and highly satisfying intellectually. Not only communication scholars, but political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists "everyone, in fact, working on contemporary China "will want to read this book., An outstanding reference point for what we want to know about China's communication system. To be sure, the book is about much more than communication. In fact, it embraces most of the complex issues and forces involved in China's political, economic, and social modernization. . . . To China scholars and students, I say put this book on your list of the top 25 books on contemporary China. It is a superb study based on solid research and strong analysis., Zhao's nuanced and powerful analysis informs why liberal democracy will not triumphant and why China will not turn back its clock and embrace absolute public ownership., Particularly insightful, important and applicable across the disciplinary perspectives from which scholars study contemporary China. Communication in China's final chapter provides a kind of recapitulation of Chinese intellectual fractiousness--and for this reason alone, the entire book is a must-read for scholars. For teaching advanced undergraduates and graduate students, however, the case study chapters could serve as engrossing readings for contemporary China classes or international and comparative mass communication courses., An outstanding reference point for what we want to know about China "s communication system. To be sure, the book is about much more than communication. In fact, it embraces most of the complex issues and forces involved in China "s political, economic and social modernization. To China scholars and students, I say put this book on your list of the top 25 books on contemporary China. It is a superb study based on solid research and strong analysis., A case could easily be made that Yuezhi Zhao's Communication in China: Political Economy, Power, and Conflict is the best book to appear on media, telecommunication, and the Internet in China since the mid-1990s, when Zhao began her career as a scholar and her rapid ascent to the top ranks of specialists on China's communication system. . . . Zhao's vignette filled, beautifully written prose combines with the information richness of Communication in China to make the book a genuine page-turner: enjoyable to read and highly satisfying intellectually. Not only communication scholars, but political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists--everyone, in fact, working on contemporary China--will want to read this book., For all students of Chinese media and communication . . . Zhao's latest book is compulsory reading. . . . [It] further consolidates her standing as the brightest shining light and indisputably the most authoritative political economist in the field--a scholar whose influence and impact nevertheless extends far beyond the field of political economy. . . . Jam packed with a breathlessly engaging narrative and often poignant facts, figures and statistics . . . the book is an intellectual tour de force, unrivaled in its firm and comprehensive grasp of empirical materials and intellectual rigor., Particularly insightful, important, and applicable across the disciplinary perspectives from which scholars study contemporary China. Communication in China's final chapter provides a kind of recapitulation of Chinese intellectual fractiousness--and for this reason alone, the entire book is a must-read for scholars. For teaching advanced undergraduates and graduate students, however, the case study chapters could serve as engrossing readings for contemporary China classes or international and comparative mass communication courses., An outstanding reference point for what we want to know about China's communication system. To be sure, the book is about much more than communication. In fact, it embraces most of the complex issues and forces involved in China's political, economic and social modernization.…To China scholars and students, I say put this book on your list of the top 25 books on contemporary China. It is a superb study based on solid research and strong analysis., The excellent scholarship provides a badly needed update to the state of Chinese media. Zhao has both breadth and depth as a scholar, providing timely case studies and a wealth of up-to-date information. She makes extensive use of Chinese language sources that are not widely known even by experts in the field., For all students of Chinese media and communication ... Zhao's latest book is compulsory reading. . . . [It] further consolidates her standing as the brightest shining light and indisputably the most authoritative political economist in the field--a scholar whose influence and impact nevertheless extends far beyond the field of political economy. . . . Jam packed with a breathlessly engaging narrative and often poignant facts, figures and statistics . . . the book is an intellectual tour de force, unrivaled in its firm and comprehensive grasp of empirical materials and intellectual rigor., For all students of Chinese media and communication…Zhao's latest book is compulsory reading….[It] further consolidates her standing as the brightest shining light and indisputably the most authoritative political economist in the field a scholar whose influence and impact nevertheless extends far beyond the field of political economy....Jam packed with a breathlessly engaging narrative and often poignant facts, figures and statistics....the book is an intellectual tour de force, unrivalled in its firm and comprehensive grasp of empirical materials and intellectual rigor., Particularly insightful, important and applicable across the disciplinary perspectives from which scholars study contemporary China. Communication in China's final chapter provides a kind of recapitulation of Chinese intellectual fractiousness "and for this reason alone, the entire book is a must-read for scholars. For teaching advanced undergraduates and graduate students, however, the case study chapters could serve as engrossing readings for contemporary China classes or international and comparative mass communication courses.
Dewey Decimal302.230951
Table Of ContentIntroduction Chapter 1: Reconfiguring Party-State Power: Market Reforms, Communication, and Control in the Digital Age Chapter 2: Securing the Commanding Heights: Class, Power, and the Transformation of the Party-State's Media and Culture Sector Chapter 3: Dancing with Wolves? Transnational Capital, Nationalism, and the Terms of Global Reintegration Chapter 4: Entertaining the Masses: Domestic Private Capital, Popular Culture, and the Role of Cultural Entrepreneurs Chapter 5: Crusading for Civil Rights and Legal Justice: Possibilities and Limits of Media and Internet Mobilization Chapter 6: Challenging Neoliberalism: The Lang Xianping Storm, Property Rights, and Economic Justice Conclusion
SynopsisThe stakes for control over the means of communication in China have never been so high as the country struggles with breathtaking social change. This authoritative book analyzes the key dimensions of the transformation in China's communication system since the early 1990s and examines the highly fluid and potentially explosive dynamics of communication, power, and social contestation during China's rapid rise as a global power. Yuezhi Zhao begins with an analysis of the party-state's reconfiguration of political, economic, and ideological power in the Chinese communication system. She then explores the processes and social implications of domestic and foreign capital formation in the communication industry. Drawing on media and Internet debates on fundamental political, economic, and social issues in contemporary China, the book concludes with a nuanced depiction of the pitched and uneven battles for access and control among different social forces. Locating developments in Chinese communication within the nexus of state, market, and society, the author analyzes how the legacies of socialism continue to cast a long shadow. The book not only provides a multifaceted and interdisciplinary portrait of contemporary Chinese communication, but also explores profound questions regarding the nature of the state, the dynamics of class formation, and the trajectory of China's epochal social transformation., This authoritative study explores China's rapidly evolving polity, economy, and society through the prism of its communication system. Yuezhi Zhao offers a multifaceted, interdisciplinary analysis of communication in China and its central role in the struggle for control during the country's rise to global power. The industry in all its forms--ranging from the news media to entertainment outlets to the Internet--has been a critical battleground among different social forces in this period of wrenching change. The author explores alterations in the structure and content of Chinese communication in light of the rapid evolution of state-society relations to reveal the profoundly contradictory, conflicted, and uncertain nature of China's ongoing transformation., This authoritative study explores China's rapidly evolving polity, economy, and society through the prism of its communication system. Yuezhi Zhao offers a multifaceted, interdisciplinary analysis of communication in China and its central role in the struggle for control during the country's rise to global power. The industry in all its forms-ranging from the news media to entertainment outlets to the Internet-has been a critical battleground among different social forces in this period of wrenching change. The author explores changes in the structure and content of Chinese communication in light of the rapid evolution of state-society relations to reveal the profoundly contradictory, conflicted, and uncertain nature of China's ongoing transformation.
LC Classification NumberP95.82.C6Z43 2008
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