China and the Chinese in Popular Film

Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History, Lancaster University. His many publications in cinema & its history include The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema & Society in Britain, 1930-39, Best of British: Cinema and Society, 1930-1970, the British Film Guide to A Night to Remember (all I.B. Tauris), and Mass Observation at the Movies. He is the General Editor of Tauris' Cinema and Society Series.

• Introduction and AcknowledgementsWestern Attitudes to China and the Chinese‘The Yellow Peril Incarnate in One Man’: the literary Fu ManchuThe Devil Doctors: cinematic Fu ManchuFu Manchu’s Daughter: the unique career of Anna May WongChinatown NightsThe ‘Real’ ChinaMiscegenation MelodramasAllies and EnemiesThe Oriental Detectives: Charlie Chan, James Lee Wong and Mr MotoBibliographyIndex

'Jeffrey Richards' latest book is a characteristically wide-ranging, thorough and richly detailed study that sheds new light on both familiar classics and forgotten films. Informative and accessible, China and the Chinese in Popular Film will appeal to specialist and non-specialist readers alike.' - Mark Glancy, Reader in Film History, Queen Mary University of London