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Mary Farquhar & Yingjin Zhang
Chinese Film Stars [EPUB ebook]

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With an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of stars and stardom in Chinese cinema from the silent period to the current era of globalization, this volume offers exemplary readings of the historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena in China.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780203854853 ● Editor Mary Farquhar & Yingjin Zhang ● Publisher Taylor & Francis ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2296893 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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