TY - BOOK AU - Otmazgin,Nissim AU - Ben-Ari,Eyal TI - Popular culture and the state in East and Southeast Asia T2 - Asia's transformations SN - 9780415679695 AV - DS509.3 .P67 2011 U1 - 306.095 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Popular culture KW - East Asia KW - Southeast Asia KW - Cultural industries KW - Government policy KW - Cultural policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This volume examines the relations between popular culture production and export and the state in East and Southeast Asia including the urban centres and middle-classes of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and the Philippines. It addresses the shift in official thinking toward the role of popular culture in the political life of states brought about by the massive circulation of cultural commodities and the possibilities for attaining soft power."--Publisher's description ER -