1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461641403321

Autore

Rea Christopher G.

Titolo

The age of irreverence : a new history of laughter in China / / Christopher Rea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-520-95959-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Disciplina

895.17/4809

Soggetti

Chinese wit and humor - History and criticism

Popular culture - China - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Breaking into laughter -- Jokes -- Play -- Mockery -- Farce -- The invention of humor.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called "histories of laughter." During the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But political and cultural discussion repeatedly erupted into invective, as critics jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these various expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a campaign to transform the tone of public discourse, hoping to displace the old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). Christopher Rea argues that this era--from the 1890s up to the 1930s--transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Focusing on five cultural expressions of laughter--jokes, play, mockery, farce, and humor--he reveals the textures of comedy that were a part of everyday life during modern China's first "age of irreverence." This new history



offers an unprecedented and up-close look at a neglected facet of Chinese cultural modernity, and discusses its legacy in the language and styles of Chinese humor today.--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794990203321

Autore

Wlodkowski Raymond J.

Titolo

Enhancing adult motivation to learn : a comprehensive guide for teaching all adults / / Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Margery B. Ginsberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-119-07800-8

1-119-07801-6

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (490 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

44.08.12

Disciplina

374.0019

Soggetti

Motivation in adult education

Adult learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding motivation for adult learners -- Understanding how aging and culture affect motivation to learn -- Characteristics and skills of a motivating instructor : the five pillars -- What motivates adults to learn -- Encouraging motivation in online formats -- Establishing inclusion among adult learners -- Helping adults develop positive attitudes toward learning -- Enhancing meaning in learning activities -- Engendering competence among adult learners -- Building motivational strategies into instructional designs -- Epilogue : ethical considerations for an instructor of adults.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830724703321

Titolo

Cities and visitors : regulating people, markets, and city space

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Blackwell Pub, 2003

ISBN

1-280-19942-3

9786610199426

0-470-79372-4

0-470-77367-7

1-4051-4341-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 pages)

Collana

Studies in urban and social change Cities and visitors

Disciplina

338.4/791/091732

Soggetti

Tourism - Management

Cities and towns

Tourism

Geography

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Travel & Tourism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Cities and Visitors: Regulating People, Markets, and City Space -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Regulating Visitors -- 1 Visitors and the Spatial Ecology of the City -- 2 Cities, Security, and Visitors: Managing Mega-Events in France -- 3 Sociological Theories of Tourism and Regulation Theory -- Part II: Regulating City Space -- 4 Amsterdam: It's All in the Mix -- 5 Revalorizing the Inner City: Tourism and Regulation in Harlem -- 6 Barcelona: Governing Coalitions, Visitors, and the Changing City Center -- 7 The Evolution of Australian Tourism Urbanization -- Part III: Regulating Labor Markets -- 8 Regulating Hospitality: Tourism Workers in New York and Los Angeles -- 9 Shaping the Tourism Labor Market in Montreal -- Part IV: Regulating the Tourism Industry -- 10 Mexico: Tensions in the Fordist Model of Tourism Development -- 11 The New



Berlin: Marketing the City of Dreams -- 12 Museums as Flagships of Urban Development -- Part V: Conclusion -- 13 Making Theoretical Sense of Tourism -- Index.