Chinese Modernism in the Era of Reforms

"Xudong Zhang opens our eyes to the complex cultural and ideological mutations behind the facade of the economic and political 'modernization' of China."--David Wang, Columbia University

Xudong Zhang

"Chinese Modernism in the Era of Reforms will be a first in its elaboration of the social and symbolic construction of Chinese Modernism, and I expect it to elicit a great deal of lively and provocative discussion." Wendy Larson, University of Oregon "Xudong Zhang opens our eyes to the complex cultural and ideological mutations behind the facade of the economic and political 'modernization' of China." David Wang, Columbia University "... Zhang's book makes a huge contribution to the discussion of China's 'new cinema'. He succeeds in locating 'Fifth Generation' film-making at the heart of this rethinking of Chinese modernism ... He poses large and provocative questions about subjectivity, landscape, spectacle and allegory, raising criticism of the short-lived movement to its most sophisticated level yet... a real advance in criticism of Chinese films." --Sight and Sound, August 1999