China on Screen: Cinema and Nation

Christopher J. Berry and Mary Ann Farquhar

Paper, 336 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13707-2
$28.50 / £17.00

April, 2006
Cloth, 336 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13706-5
$73.00 / £43.00

"A quite thought-provoking and extensively researched academic study." — Wisconsin Bookwatch

"Recommended." — Choice

"[China on Screen] will no doubt remain a standard reference for students of cinema studies and is eminently adoptable for the classroom." — Haiyan Lee, Nations & Nationalism

"An important and exceedingly satisfying read." — Carolyn M. Bloomer, The China Journal

"It is well worth the read for those interested in learning more about this understudied area of film." — Antoinette Winstead, Film & History

"Clear and entertaining . . . This book is as suitable for people just entering the field as for specialized scholars." — China Perspectives

"Thoroughly engaged with the existing scholarship in their field and unfailingly thoughtful in their responses and questions, Chris Berry and Mary Farquhar offer a wide-ranging account of the mutating links among nation, transnationalism, and Chinese cinematic culture. An eminently readable book, written in the most generous of critical spirit." — Rey Chow, Brown University

Related Subjects

• East Asian Studies
• Film

Series

• Film and Culture Series

About the Author

Chris Berry is professor of film and television studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the author or editor of several books, including Postsocialist Cinema in Post-Mao China: The Cultural Revolution after the Cultural Revolution. Mary Farquhar is professor of Asian studies at Griffith University and is the author of numerous articles and the prize-winning book, Children's Literature in China: From Lu Xun to Mao Zedong.

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