Author : Robert Ian Vere Hodge
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415172660
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture by : Robert Ian Vere Hodge
Download or read book The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture written by Robert Ian Vere Hodge and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China.