In this Book
- Merry Laughter and Angry Curses: The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of British Columbia Press
summary
Merry Laughter and Angry Curses reveals how the late-Qing-era tabloid press became the voice of the people. As periodical publishing reached a fever pitch, tabloids had free rein to criticize officials, mock the elite, and scandalize readers. Tabloid writers produced a massive amount of anti-establishment literature, whose distinctive humour and satirical style were both potent and popular. This book shows the tabloid community to be both a producer of meanings and a participant in the social and cultural dialogue that would shake the foundations of imperial China and lead to the 1911 Republican Revolution.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-23
- 1 Community of Fun
- pp. 24-53
- 2 Officialdom Unmasked
- pp. 54-84
- 3 Imagining the Nation
- pp. 85-111
- 4 Confronting the “New”
- pp. 112-135
- 5 Questioning the Appropriators
- pp. 136-155
- 6 The Market, Populism, and Aesthetics
- pp. 156-177
- Conclusion
- pp. 178-185
- Glossary of Chinese Terms and Names
- pp. 209-217
- Bibliography
- pp. 218-225
Additional Information
ISBN
9780774823401
MARC Record
OCLC
798415580
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No