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Beyond Bruce Lee Chasing the Dragon through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture

Paperback • 2013 • English

Beyond Bruce Lee Chasing the Dragon through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture

By Paul Bowman

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In order to understand Bruce Lee, we must look beyond Bruce Lee to the artist's intricate cultural and historical contexts. This work begins by contextualising Lee, examining his films and martial arts work, and his changing cultural status within different times and places. The text examines Bruce Lee's films and philosophy in relation to the popular culture and cultural politics of the 1960s and 1970s, and it addresses the resurgence of his popularity in Hong Kong and China in the twenty-first...Show more

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9780231165297

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Beyond Bruce Lee Chasing the Dragon through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture

Format

Paperback

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