"The Encyclopedia of Chinese Film, one of the first ever encyclopedias in this area, provides alphabetically organized entries on directors, genres, themes, and actors and actresses from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as 300 film synopses. Great care has been taken to provide solid cul
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tural and historical context to the facts. The alphabetical entries are preceded by a substantial historical section, incorporating material on the the main studios and analysing the impact of Chinese film abroad as well as at home in recent years." (Publisher description)
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"Beschreibt und analysiert das chinesische Kino im späten Kaiserreich und in der Republik (1896-1949), die Filmproduktion der Volksrepublik China unter Mao Zedong (1942-1978), das chinesische Kino zur Zeit Deng Xiaopings (1978-1996), das Avantgardekino der 80er und 90er Jahre sowie das chinesische
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Kino in Taiwan und Hongkong. Der Anhang enthält eine Filmographie bedeutender und repräsentativer Spielfilme und ein Literaturverzeichnis." (commbox)
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"This volume is designed to revolutionize the field of communication by identifying a broad ethical theory which transcends the world of mass media practice to reveal a more humane and responsible code of values. The contributors, representing a diverse range of intercultural perspectives, defend th
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e possibility of universal moral imperatives such as justice, reciprocity and human dignity. Through an examination of the values in which their cultures are grounded, they provide a short list of ethical principles which form the common ground from which to view contemporary issues in the media, interpersonal communication, mediation and conflict resolution." (Publisher description)
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"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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lishing, developments in textbooks, encouraging literacy, economics, and other important issues. The second part of the Encyclopedia focuses on international aspects of publishing. It surveys the industry in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, and examines how developments in the evolving economies of Eastern Europe, the European Community, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world have an impact on publishing worldwide. The Encyclopedia also offers insights into Africa's drastic book shortage and how the publishing community might reach this market." (Publisher description)
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"Covers media environment, media law, press, broadcasting, ownership, journalism quality and education in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Each chapter includes an essay written by local journalists besides an overview written b
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y the Freedom Forum staff. The Appendices offer Media profiles of Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, and Vietnam." (Book review in: Asian Journal of Communication, vol.4, nr.1, 1994)
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