Documentary, world history, and national power in the PRC: global rise in Chinese eyes

"Documentaries have recently become a favourite format for Chinese state-directed media to present an officially sanctioned view of history. Indeed, this is not confined to Chinese national history. In stark contrast to the earlier self-centred preoccupation with Chinese history, there has been...

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Main Author: Müller-Saini, Gotelind (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 2013
Series:Chinese worlds 32
In: Chinese worlds (32)

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Author Notes:Gotelind Müller
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Foreign models for the public: the TV documentary Daguo jueqi (The Rise of the Great Powers)
  • China's potentials on display: the sequel documentary Fuxing zhi lu (Road to Revival)
  • Soviet failure lessons for insiders: the party-educational documentary Ju an si wei (Alert to Danger while Dwelling in Safety)
  • Framing visions of China and the world: the state, documentary, and history in comparative perspective.