{"product_id":"communications-in-contemporary-china-orchestrating-thinking-paperback-2","title":"Communications in Contemporary China: Orchestrating Thinking - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Talmacs\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAltman Yuzhu Peng\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the analogy of an orchestra, the book looks at the ways in which the Party-state conducts communications in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than treating China's communications system as purely one of centralised top-down control, this book proffers that it is the combination of the government through its state policies, the propaganda bureau's campaigns, commercial consumer culture, digital and traditional media platforms, celebrities, entertainers and journalists, educators, community interest groups, and family and friends, who all contribute to the evolution of how ideas are perpetuated, enforced, and legitimised in China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering themes such as censorship, surveillance, national narratives onscreen and in everyday life, political agency, creative work, news production, and gender politics, this book gives an insight into the complex web of conditions, objectives, and challenges that the Chinese leadership and commercial interests face when orchestrating their visions for the nation's future. As such, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of media and communication studies, Chinese politics, and Chinese Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Talmacs\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Malta, Malta. She is an interdisciplinary researcher, whose research interests lie in the intersections of studies in media and communications, social theory, political science, international studies, and cultural studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eChina's Cinema of Class: Audiences and Narratives; \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe China Question: Contestations and Adaptations\u003c\/i\u003e. Her scholarly articles have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eFeminist Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Asian and African Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMedia International Australia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltman Yuzhu Peng\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. His research interests lie in the intersections of feminism, public relations, and media and cultural studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Feminist Reading of China's Digital Public Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eChina, Media, and International Conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e, and has published over 20 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed academic journals such as \u003ci\u003eAsian Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Discourse Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscourse, Context \u0026amp; Media\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTelevision and New Media\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355826831609,"sku":"9781032505770","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tulxabYrIh9781032505770_95190634-1380-4e74-85ce-5d9bdce2b15b.webp?v=1769854731","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/communications-in-contemporary-china-orchestrating-thinking-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}