"An excellent collection of articles that together offer a superb introduction to contemporary Chinese film studies." --Richard Pe�a, Program Director, Film Society of Lincoln Center

"Ying Zhu and Stanley Rosen have brought together some of the leading scholars and critics of Chinese cinema to rethink the political mutations, market manifestations, and artistic innovations that have punctuated a century of Chinese screen memories. Fro

"This is one of the most important, comprehensive, and profoundly important books about Chinese cinema. As correctly pointed out by the editors of the volume, understanding of the emerging film industry in China requires a systematic examination of arts,

Ying Zhu is professor of cinema studies in the Department of Media Culture and coordinator of the Modern China Studies Program at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. Stanley Rosen is director of the East Asian Studies Center and a professor of political science at the University of Southern California.