Humour in Chinese Life and Culture: Resistance and Control in Modern Times

Title Page, Dedication, Copyright

Humour in Chinese Life and Culture This book is dedicated to the memory of our parents Christopher John Milner (1912–98) and Eirene Joyce Milner, neé Thorburn (1916–2005) both explorers of new lands. Humour in Chinese Life and Culture Resistance and Control in Modern Times Edited by Jessica Milner Davis and Jocelyn Chey A Companion Volume to Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches Hong Kong University Press The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong www.hkupress.org© Hong Kong University Press 2013 ISBN 978-988-8139-23-1 (Hardback) ISBN 978-988-8139-24-8 (Paperback) All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound by Condor Production Limited, Hong Kong, China ...