Not Just a Laughing Matter: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Political Humor in China (The Humanities in Asia) 1st ed. 2018 Edition
by King-fai Tam (Editor), Sharon R. Wesoky (Editor)
This book offers the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the way Chinese humor fits into broader discourses on Chinese identity and modernity in an increasingly globalized world throughout the period of modern China. It brings together the expertise of scholars from a variety of disciplines – history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, sociology and the study of popular culture – to examine the many forms and modes in which political humor is expressed in modern China: films, cartoons, the visual arts, oral performances and online satire.
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This book offers the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the way Chinese humor fits into broader discourses on Chinese identity and modernity in an increasingly globalized world throughout the period of modern China. It brings together the expertise of scholars from a variety of disciplines – history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, sociology and the study of popular culture – to examine the many forms and modes in which political humor is expressed in modern China: films, cartoons, the visual arts, oral performances and online satire.
Product details
- Series: The Humanities in Asia (Book 5)
- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2018 edition (August 29, 2017)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9811049580
- ISBN-13: 978-9811049583
- Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,969,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
