A Continuous Revolution: Making Sense of Cultural Revolution Culture Contributor(s): Mittler, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674970535 ISBN-13: 9780674970533 Publisher: Harvard University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2016 Click for more in this series: Harvard East Asian Monographs |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Art & Politics - Art | Criticism & Theory - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7" W x 9.9" L (2.00 lbs) 502 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as nothing but propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. A Continuous Revolution sets out to explain its legacy. By considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art--music, stage works, prints and posters, comics, and literature--from the point of view of its longue durée, Barbara Mittler suggests it was able to build on a tradition of earlier art works, and this allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory and its proliferation in contemporary China. Taking the aesthetic experience of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) as her base, Mittler juxtaposes close readings and analyses of cultural products from the period with impressions given in a series of personal interviews conducted in the early 2000s with Chinese from diverse class and generational backgrounds. By including much testimony from these original voices, Mittler illustrates the extremely multifaceted and contradictory nature of the Cultural Revolution, both in terms of artistic production and of its cultural experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mittler, Barbara: - Barbara Mittler is Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. |
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