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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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| Summary |
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 century. The study also explores Lee's ongoing legacy and influence in the West, considering h. |
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Preface; 1. Beyond Bruce Lee; 2. Bruce Lee Between Popular Culture and Cultural Politics; 3. Bruce Lee Beyond Pedagogy; 4. Bruce Lee FIlm in Cultural Translation; 5. Bruce Lee in the Post: Post-Colonial, Post-Modern, Post-Protestant, Post-Human; 6. Spectres of Bruce Lee; 7. Re-enter the Dragon, Beyond Bruce Lee; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973.
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Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973. |
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors. |
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United States. |
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Martial artists -- United States -- Biography.
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Martial artists. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: 9780231165297 |
| ISBN |
9780231850360 (electronic book) |
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0231850360 (electronic book) |
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