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Yellow Music: Media Culture And Colonial Modernity In The Chinese Jazz Age,Used
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Yellow Music Is The First History Of The Emergence Of Chinese Popular Music And Urban Media Culture In Earlytwentiethcentury China. Andrew F. Jones Focuses On The Affinities Between 'Yellow Or Pornographic' Musicas Critics Derisively Referred To The 'Decadent' Fusion Of American Jazz, Hollywood Film Music, And Chinese Folk Formsand The Anticolonial Mass Music That Challenged Its Commercial And Ideological Dominance. Jones Radically Revises Previous Understandings Of Race, Politics, Popular Culture, And Technology In The Making Of Modern Chinese Culture.The Personal And Professional Histories Of Three Musicians Are Central To Jones'S Discussions Of Shifting Gender Roles, Class Inequality, The Politics Of National Salvation, And Emerging Media Technologies: The American Jazz Musician Buck Clayton; Li Jinhui, The Creator Of 'Yellow Music'; And Leftist Nie Er, A Former Student Of Lis Whose Musical Idiom Grew Out Of Virulent Opposition To This Sinified Jazz. As He Analyzes Global Media Cultures In The Postcolonial World, Jones Avoids The Parochialism Of Media Studies In The West. He Teaches Us To Hear Not Only The American Influence On Chinese Popular Music But The Chinese Influence On American Music As Well; In So Doing, He Illuminates The Ways In Which Both Cultures Were Implicated In The Unfolding Of Colonial Modernity In The Twentieth Century.
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- Q: What is the main topic of 'Yellow Music'? A: 'Yellow Music' explores the history of Chinese popular music and urban media culture during the early twentieth century, focusing on the interplay between American jazz and Chinese folk music.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Yellow Music'? A: The book is authored by Andrew F. Jones, a scholar specializing in modern Chinese culture.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the influence of colonial modernity on music, shifting gender roles, class inequality, and the anticolonial response to commercial music.
- Q: How many pages does 'Yellow Music' have? A: 'Yellow Music' contains 224 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being sold? A: The book is listed as a used book in good condition.
- Q: When was 'Yellow Music' published? A: 'Yellow Music' was published on June 19, 2001.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is 'Yellow Music' suitable for readers interested in music history? A: Yes, 'Yellow Music' is suitable for readers interested in music history, particularly the development of Chinese popular music and its cultural context.
- Q: Does the book cover any specific musicians? A: Yes, it discusses the personal and professional histories of musicians such as Buck Clayton, Li Jinhui, and Nie Er.
- Q: What makes this book significant in the study of media culture? A: 'Yellow Music' is significant as it challenges previous understandings of race, politics, and culture, offering a global perspective on media studies in a postcolonial context.