Chinese Documentaries
In China, unlike in Western cinema, documentary film, rather than fiction film, has been the dominant mode since 1949. In recent years, documentary TV programmes have experienced a meteoric rise. Arguing that there is a gradual process of ''democratization'' in the media, in which documentaries play a significant role, this book discusses various types of Chinese documentaries, under both the plan...
In China, unlike in Western cinema, documentary film, rather than fiction film, has been the dominant mode since 1949. In recent years, documentary TV programmes have experienced a meteoric rise. Arguing that there is a gradual process of ''democratization'' in the media, in which documentaries play a significant role, this book discusses various types of Chinese documentaries, under both the plan...
