John Hart Benson Books

The inside story of the U.S.-Chinese superpower conflict playing out behind the scenes of today's movie industry, from the leading media scholar In the last decade, China has become the world's largest movie market. Formerly objects of exotic fascination in the golden age of Hollywood, today the Chinese are a make-or-break audience for Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. And movies are now an essential part of China"s global "soft power" strategy: a Chinese real estate tycoon (who until recently was the major shareholder of the AMC theater chain) is building the world"s largest film production facility. Behind the curtains, as this brilliant new book reveals, movies have become one of the biggest areas of competition between the world's two remaining superpowers. Will Hollywood be eclipsed by a Chinese Huallywood? No author is better positioned to untangle this question than Ying Zhu, a leading expert on Chinese film and media. Hollywood in China unravels the fascinating, century-long relationship between Hollywood and China for the first time. Blending cultural history, business, and international relations, Hollywood in China offers an inside look at the intense business and political maneuvering that is shaping the movies and the U.S.-China relationships itself--revealing a headlines-grabbing conflict that is playing out not only on the high seas, but on the silver screen.

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Exploring the life of Jesse Varley, the book delves into white-collar crime in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Varley, who embezzled over £80,000 from Wolverhampton's Corporation, lived a lavish lifestyle for over a decade while evading justice. The narrative sheds light on the nature of white-collar criminals and their impact on society during that era, providing a unique perspective on criminality beyond traditional notions of crime.

Focusing on the complexities of middle-class respectability during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, this book delves into the societal pressures and moral dilemmas faced by individuals. It examines the intertwined themes of bankruptcy and bigamy, revealing how these issues challenged the ideals of respectability. By analyzing personal stories and broader societal trends, the work provides a critical look at the values and contradictions of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century British society.

Ilustrovaný průvodce přináší praktické rady pro turisty, popis země včetně kulturních a uměleckých památek, tipy na výlety a množství fotografií, mapek a plánů. Česká mutace jednoho ze svazků ediční řady britského vydavatelství "Dorling Kindersley" představuje prostřednictvím výrazné grafiky (kresby, schémata, půdorysy a plánky památkových objektů, četné barevné fotografie) a stručných, ale výstižných textů, kulturní i přírodní bohatství Japonska. Barevně rozlišené označení jednotlivých celků věnovaných popisu všech oblastí země, umožňuje snadnou orientaci v textu. Zvláštní pozornost je věnována tématům vztahujícím se k architektuře, japonským zahradám, chrámům, japonskému divadlu, slavnostem, kaligrafii i bojovému umění. Cestovní příručku doplňuje množství praktických informací, zařazených jednak přímo v rámci popisu jednotlivých míst, jednak ve speciálních kapitolách v závěru knihy.