Hollywood Made in China

“Combining her personal experience working on film productions in both China and Hollywood with her strong academic credentials, Aynne Kokas has given us a pioneering study on a subject that will undoubtedly increase in importance as the Sino-Hollywood connection deepens. Future researchers on this topic would do well to begin here.”—Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California
 
“Moving from blockbuster movies to branded merchandise, Aynne Kokas masterfully describes the expanding web of commercial and institutional ties that knit together major media empires, arguing that today China and Hollywood co-produce much more than movies; they co-produce each other.”—Michael Curtin, Mellichamp Professor of Global Dynamics, University of California, Santa Barbara
 
“Americans and Chinese are collaborating in film production, but Kokas shows that their motives are different: American producers want revenue and brand recognition in the huge Chinese market; the Chinese government wants a positive image for China in its global competition with the United States. A pathbreaking book on a fascinating subject.”—Harry Harding, University Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia, and Visiting Professor of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
“Kokas presents a scholarly but thoroughly engaging peek behind the curtain of Hollywood’s efforts to scale the great wall of China’s state-run media industry. Equally familiar with klieg lights and paper lanterns, she illuminates the history of both cultures and previews the coming attractions of Sino-US co-productions.”—Patric M. Verrone, former president, Writers Guild of America, West