China and the Chinese in Popular Film : From Fu Manchu to Charlie Chan.

There's a folk memory of China in which numberless yellow hordes pour out of the 'mysterious East' to overwhelm the vulnerable West, accompanied by a stereotype of the Chinese as cruel, cunning and depraved. Hollywood films played their part in perpetuating these myths and stereotypes...

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Main Author: Richards, Jeffrey
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Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
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505 0 |a Half Title; Endorsement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements and Note on Chinese Names; 1 Western Attitudes to China and the Chinese; 2 'The Yellow Peril Incarnate in One Man': The Literary Fu Manchu; 3 The Devil Doctors: Cinematic Fu Manchu; 4 Fu Manchu's Daughter: The Unique Career of Anna May Wong; 5 Chinatown Nights; 6 The 'Real' China; 7 Miscegenation Melodramas; 8 Allies and Enemies; 9 The Oriental Detectives: Charlie Chan, James Lee Wong and Mr Moto; Notes; Chapter 1: Western Attitudes to China and the Chinese. 
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