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

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
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
Subjects:
Chinese in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > History.
Chinese in motion pictures
Motion pictures
China > In motion pictures.
China
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • Chapter 2: 'The Yellow Peril Incarnate in One Man': The Literary Fu ManchuChapter 3: The Devil Doctors: Cinematic Fu Manchu; Chapter 4: Fu Manchu's Daughter: The Unique Career of Anna May Wong; Chapter 5: Chinatown Nights; Chapter 6: The 'Real' China; Chapter 7: Miscegenation Melodramas; Chapter 8: Allies and Enemies; Chapter 9: The Oriental Detectives: Charlie Chan, James Lee Wong and Mr Moto; Series Information.

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