UID:
almafu_9959803279502883
Format:
1 online resource (256 p.)
ISBN:
9789048511143
Series Statement:
IIAS Publications ; 3
Content:
In the wake of intense globalisation and commercialisation in the 1990s, China saw the emergence of a vibrant popular culture. Drawing on sixteen years of research, Jeroen de Kloet explores the popular music industry in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, providing a fascinating history of its emergence and extensive audience analysis, while also exploring the effect of censorship on the music scene in China.China with a Cut pays particular attention to the dakou culture: so named after a cut nicked into the edge to render them unsellable, these illegally imported Western CDs still play most of the tracks. They also played a crucial role in the emergence of the new music and youth culture. De Kloet's impressive study demonstrates how the young Chinese cope with the rapid economic and social changes in a period of intense globalisation, and offers a unique insight into the socio-cultural and political transformations of a rising global power.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Figures and Tables --
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Acknowledgements --
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Note on Romanisation and Publication History --
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Introduction: Global Longings with a Cut --
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1 Hard Scenes --
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2 Hyphenated Scenes --
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3 Subaltern Sounds --
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4 Musical Taste and Technologies of the Self --
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5 Producing, Localising and Silencing Sounds --
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Conclusion: Paradoxical Performances --
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Notes --
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Chinese Glossary --
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Appendix I Interviews --
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Appendix II Factor Analysis of Singers --
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Appendix III Popularity of Singers and Bands --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048511143
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048511143
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048511143
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048511143
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048511143
