{"product_id":"tony-leung-chiu-wai-mark-gallagher-9781844577811","title":"Tony Leung Chiu-Wai","description":"\u003ci\u003eTony Leung Chiu-Wai\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the rich, prolific career of an acclaimed leading man of Hong Kong and Chinese film and television: the star of more than 70 films and dozens of television series, and the only Hong Kong actor to earn the Cannes Film Festival's best-actor award. This book addresses the dynamics of media stardom in Hong Kong, mainland China and the East Asian region, including the importance of television series for training and promotion; the phenomenon of regional, transmedia stardom across popular entertainment genres; and cultural and political considerations as performers move among different East Asian production environments. Attentive to Leung's position in both East Asian and global screen cultures, the book addresses relations among acting, global stardom and internationally circulating film genres and acclaimed directors. Overall, this unique study of Leung - who the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"one of the world's last true matinee idols\" - illuminates challenges and opportunities for Chinese screen actors in local, regional and global cultural and industrial contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844577813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844577811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.01d","brand":"Mark Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070316499199,"sku":"9781844577811","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8752335-2628-42ff-8572-c5d687129863.jpg?v=1724242899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tony-leung-chiu-wai-mark-gallagher-9781844577811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}