{"product_id":"sino-enchantment-kenneth-chan-9781474460859","title":"Sino-Enchantment: The Fantastic in Contemporary Chinese Cinemas","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough Chinese film audiences have always maintained a foundational cultural interest in the fantastic, this trend has dramatically increased over the last decade. \u003cem\u003eSino-Enchantment \u003c\/em\u003eis the first work in English to approach this recent explosion of fantastic film in Chinese cinemas, where each re-envisioning of the form is determined by cultural, economic, political and technological factors to produce fresh inventions and creative reinventions of familiar narratives, characters and tropes. With case studies of films such as \u003cem\u003eThe Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), \u003cem\u003eMonster Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wall\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), this novel approach uses the framework of 'Sino-enchantment' as a new theoretical lens through which readers can engage with elements of the fantastic in Chinese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474460852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474460859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Kenneth Chan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075710152959,"sku":"9781474460859","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26a0273e-e8b9-48b4-8231-f76d24491ea7.jpg?v=1685460981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sino-enchantment-kenneth-chan-9781474460859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}