Fighting Stars

Fighting Stars
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781350365773
ISBN-13 : 1350365777
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Book Synopsis Fighting Stars by : Kyle Barrowman

Download or read book Fighting Stars written by Kyle Barrowman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale. Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.


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