Popular culture and the state in East and Southeast Asia
By: edited by Nissim Otmazgin and Eyal Ben Ari
Contributors: Ben-Ari, Eyal, 1953-
Series: Asia's transformations; Asia's transformations
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780415679695; 9780203801536
Subjects: Cultural industries; Popular culture; Cultural policy; Government policy
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.