The Chinese Exotic

The Chinese Exotic
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9622098797
ISBN-13 : 9789622098794
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Book Synopsis The Chinese Exotic by : Olivia Khoo

Download or read book The Chinese Exotic written by Olivia Khoo and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With great sensitivity and originality, Olivia Khoo shows us how to read popular films, female movie stars, quotidian cultural artifacts, novels, and other 'Chinese exotic'phenomena in contemporary global circulation."--Rey Chow, Brown UniversityOlivia Khoo is a lecturer in film studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia.


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