Chinese Entertainment

Richly illustrated with original photographs, this book examines Chinese entertainment ranging from film and opera to rock and tourism, on the mainland and outside it, in the Chinese diaspora. It argues that entertainment, when tied up with history, heritage and ethnicity, is a paradox, in that it is a site of both enjoyment and struggle, both pleasure and suffering. Chinese entertainment gratifies the senses as much as it confronts the mind and the soul.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Visual Anthropology.