Red Tourism in China: Commodification of Propaganda (Routledge Contemporary China Series)

By: Chunfeng Lin

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Synopsis: This book analyzes the phenomenally profitable “Red Tourism” industry in China, in which visitors make pilgrimages to sites of historical significance to the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Revolution. The book examines Red Tourism in connection with the transforming power relations between the state and the private, communication in the socialist past, and the current round of capitalization, against the backdrop of the world’s second largest economy. By re-evaluating the conventional notion of propaganda through the lens of neutral xuanchuan propaganda, the book presents a nuanced look at the social space of Red Tourism, revealing that propaganda should be conceived as a commodity, an industry, or even a media system similar to the news media. Drawn from combining fieldwork and cultural analysis spanning a decade, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of communication studies, tourism, and Chinese politics.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 194 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000833546
Related ISBNs:: 9781003231783, 9781032139814, 9781032139609
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 01/31/23
Copyrighted By:: Chunfeng Lin
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Travel, Business and Finance, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.