Culture Policy and East Asian Rivarly: The Hong Kong Gaming Industry (Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches)

Anthony Fung

ISBN 10: 1783486252 / ISBN 13: 9781783486250

Published by RLI, 2018

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Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -Hong Kong was once an established hub of creativity in Asia recognized internationally for its cinema, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu. Cantopop, its particular form of pop music was popular throughout China and East Asia from the 1970s. So why is Hong Kong's creative industry today in a state of stagnation Cultural Policy and East Asia Rivalry unravels the challenges faced by the creative industries in Hong Kong in relation to the wider East Asian context in countries including Singapore, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. Based on a four-year study of the gaming industry in Hong Kong explores the barriers that face creative industries in the region. It argues that a lack of cultural policy in Hong Kong has damaged the gaming industry and by extension all creative industries in the region by rendering them uncompetitive. Conversely, the growing strength of cultural policy in other countries across the region has created further barriers for the industry. 168 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Culture Policy and East Asian Rivarly: The Hong Kong Gaming Industry (Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches)
• Publisher: RLI
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783486252
• ISBN 13: 9781783486250
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 256 grams

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Synopsis

Cultural Policy and East Asian Rivalry is an exploration of the market, challenges and competition in the Hong Kong gaming industry in relation to a wider Chinese and East Asian context. This book looks at the impact of the lack of cultural policy on creative industries.

About the Author

Anthony Y.H. Fung is Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the Pearl River Chair Professor at Jinan University, China.