Description:
This book maps out the cutting-edge expansions of official propaganda that are embedded in the entertainment industry of contemporary China. Its case studies bring to light the progression of the mainstream propaganda discourse in terms of its merging, cooperation and compromise in both the traditional and newly-emerging entertainment media.
Review Quotes:
"Cai does an excellent job describing how the CCP manipulates media culture inside China ... Cai's incisive study should whet a curious reader's appetite for a broader exploration of the interplay between freedom and state control in China rapidly changing society."
Journalism and & Mass Communication Quarterly