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Merry Laughter and Angry Curses - The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911 (Hardcover)
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Merry Laughter and Angry Curses - The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911 (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies
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The end of the Qing dynasty in China saw an unprecedented
explosion
of print journalism. Chinese-owned newspapers, first encouraged
by
Emperor Guangxu to inform and educate an increasingly literate
public,
had by the turn of the century become more powerful than the state
had
ever anticipated or desired. Yet it was not the "dabao, " or
"important" papers, that proved most influential. Rather it
was the "xiaobao, " the "little" or
"minor" papers - with their reputation for
frivolity - that captivated and empowered the public.
"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, giving
the
public knowledge about previously unspeakable and unprintable
ideas. In
the name of the people, 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.Juan Wang
is an independent scholar of Chinese
history.
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