LEADER 03753oam 2200589I 450 001 9910452590803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-03922-4 010 $a1-138-97043-3 010 $a0-203-77494-9 010 $a1-135-03923-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203774946 035 $a(CKB)2550000001064881 035 $a(OCoLC)852968186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1221520 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780415838962 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1221520 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10723503 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL499845 035 $a(OCoLC)851158191 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001064881 100 $a20180706e20131991 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChina turned on $etelevision, reform, and resistance /$fJames Lull 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $ax, 230 p. $cill 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. Television ;$vv. 10 300 $aFirst published in 1991. 311 $a0-415-83896-7 311 $a1-299-68595-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Modernizing China : the predicament of reform -- 2. In the name of civilization : development of the mass media in China -- 3. Knowing China : from inside and out -- 4. Television in urban China : the medium enters everyday life -- 5. Crossing the electronic bridge : the people and the people's medium -- 6. China's New Star : reform on prime-time television -- 7. The freedom to have fun : popular culture and censorship in China -- 8. Looking in and looking out : viewing habits and cultural consequences -- 9. Tiananmen Square and beyond : China's insurmountable image problem -- 10. Television, culture, and poltics : the electronic amplification of contradiction. 330 $aThe years following the Cultural Revolution saw the arrival of television as part of China?s effort to ?modernize? and open up to the West. Endorsed by the Deng Xiaoping regime as a ?bridge? between government and the people, television became at once the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party and the most popular form of entertainment for Chinese people living in the cities. But the authorities failed to realize the unmatched cultural power of television to inspire resistance to official ideologies, expectations, and lifestyles. The presence of television in the homes of the urban Chinese strikingly broadened the cultural and political awareness of its audience and provoked the people to imagine better ways of living as individuals, families, and as a nation. Originally published in 1991, set within the framework of China?s political and economic environment in the modernization period, this insightful analysis is based on ethnographic data collected in China before and after the Tiananmen Square disaster. From interviews with leading Chinese television executives and nearly one hundred families in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Xian, the author outlays how Chinese television fosters opposition to the government through the work routines of media professionals, television imagery, and the role of critical, active audience members. 606 $aTelevision and families$zChina 606 $aTelevision broadcasting$xSocial aspects$zChina 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTelevision and families 615 0$aTelevision broadcasting$xSocial aspects 676 $a302.23450951 700 $aLull$b James.$0150789 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452590803321 996 $aChina turned on$92192965 997 $aUNINA