@article{911589,
      recid = {911589},
      author = {Müller, Gotelind.},
      title = {Documentary, world history, and national power in the PRC  : global rise in Chinese eyes /},
      pages = {1 online resource (265 pages)},
      abstract = {"Documentaries have recently become a favourite format for  Chinese state-directed media to present an officially  sanctioned view of history. Indeed, this is not confined to  Chinese national history. In stark contrast to the earlier  self-centred preoccupation with Chinese history, there has  been an upsurge in interest in foreign history, with a view  to illuminating China's role not only in world history, but  also on the global stage today, and in the future. This  book examines three recent Chinese documentary television  series which present the officially sanctioned view of the  rise of the modern West, the reasons for the end of the  Soviet Union, and the legitimisation of the present-day  Chinese government via a specific reading of modern Chinese  history to argue for a "Chinese rise" in the future. With a  focus on these documentaries, Gotelind Müller discusses how  history is presented on screen, and explores the function  of visual history for memory culture and wider society.  Further, this book reveals how the presentation of Chinese  and foreign history in a global framework impacts on the  officially transmitted views on Self and Other, and thus  provides a keen insight into how the Chinese themselves  regard their "global rise". Documentary, World History, and  National Power in the PRC will be welcomed by students and  scholars working across a number of fields, including  Chinese studies, East Asian studies, media studies,  television studies, history and memory studies. "--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/911589},
}