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Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
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Author:
Erich Schwartzel
Publisher:
Penguin
Date:
February 8, 2022
From trade to technology to military might, competition between the United States and China dominates the foreign policy landscape. But this battle for global influence is also playing out in a strange and unexpected arena: the movies.
What The Reviewers Say
The humbling of Hollywood and the swelling of Chinese soft power, twist and combine across Schwartzel’s masterfully organized book.
Erich Schwartzel dives deep into Hollywood’s complicated relationship with China.
Schwartzel’s narrative emphasizes the trajectories of specific films and is leavened by interviews with directors and studio executives as well as a sophisticated understanding of internal Chinese political dynamics..
Schwartzel makes an eye-opening debut with this accomplished account of how soft power—namely, entertainment—helped China become one of the most influential players on the global stage.
