Popular culture and the state in East and Southeast Asia /
Popular culture and the state in East and Southeast Asia /
edited by Nissim Otmazgin and Eyal Ben Ari.
- London : Routledge, 2012.
- xxii, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
- Asia's transformations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'This volume examines the relations between popular culture production and export and the state in East and Southeast Asia including the urban centres and middle-classes of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and the Philippines. It addresses the shift in official thinking toward the role of popular culture in the political life of states brought about by the massive circulation of cultural commodities and the possibilities for attaining soft power.'--Publisher's description.
9780415679695 (hbk) RM375.75
Popular culture--East Asia.
Popular culture--Southeast Asia.
Cultural industries--Government policy--East Asia.
Cultural industries--Government policy--Southeast Asia.
East Asia--Cultural policy.
Southeast Asia--Cultural policy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'This volume examines the relations between popular culture production and export and the state in East and Southeast Asia including the urban centres and middle-classes of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and the Philippines. It addresses the shift in official thinking toward the role of popular culture in the political life of states brought about by the massive circulation of cultural commodities and the possibilities for attaining soft power.'--Publisher's description.
9780415679695 (hbk) RM375.75
Popular culture--East Asia.
Popular culture--Southeast Asia.
Cultural industries--Government policy--East Asia.
Cultural industries--Government policy--Southeast Asia.
East Asia--Cultural policy.
Southeast Asia--Cultural policy.