From Fu Manchu to Kung Fu Panda: Images of China in American Film 9780824838379
Throughout the twentieth century, American filmmakers have embraced cinematic representations of China. Beginning with D
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Table of contents :
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. The Pendulum Swings . . . And Swings Again
2. East Meets West: Cultural Collisions and Marks of Difference
3. Questions of Otherness: From Opium Pipes to Apple Pie
4. The Cold War in Three Acts
5. The World Splits in Two
6. Challenges and Continuities
Afterword: The Darkening Mirror
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
