{"product_id":"two-billion-eyes-ying-zhu-9781595589798","title":"Two Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television","description":"\"Up until \u003ci\u003eTwo Billion Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e,\" wrote the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \"the view of Chinese media has often been limited... Ying] Zhu expands the periphery of our vision.\" Acclaimed in hardcover by experts on China, Zhu's brilliant dissection of China Central television (CCTV) is the first book to look at the dynamic modern media conglomerate and official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, with an audience of over 1.2 billion viewers globally, including millions in the United States. With \"cogent analysis and penetrating insight\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTwo Billion Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e tells the groundbreaking story of this hugely influential media player. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating window into the emergence of a Chinese public sphere\" (Fredric Jameson) and \"an indispensable guide to the Chinese media landscape (\u003ci\u003eThe New Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTwo Billion Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e explores how commercial priorities and journalistic ethics have competed with the demands of state censorship and how Chinese audiences themselves have grown more critical. A \"unique window\" (\u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e) into one of the world's most important corporations, this is a crucial new book for anyone seeking to understand contemporary China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ying Zhu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595589791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595589798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Ying Zhu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938531606783,"sku":"9781595589798","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8c6ad9df-2a8e-4acb-b573-c825b5431e49.jpg?v=1681436238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-billion-eyes-ying-zhu-9781595589798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}