03167nam 2200673Ia 450 991078574660332120230126205721.097866139167540-7748-1035-11-283-60430-20-7748-2340-210.59962/9780774823401(CKB)2670000000242056(EBL)3412817(SSID)ssj0000915203(PQKBManifestationID)11562298(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915203(PQKBWorkID)10865915(PQKB)10665922(CEL)444307(OCoLC)798415580(CaBNVSL)slc00230716(MdBmJHUP)muse49122(MiAaPQ)EBC3412817(Au-PeEL)EBL3412817(CaPaEBR)ebr10603121(CaONFJC)MIL391675(OCoLC)923449262(DE-B1597)661052(DE-B1597)9780774823401(EXLCZ)99267000000024205620120930d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMerry laughter and angry curses[electronic resource] the Shanghai tabloid press, 1897-1911 /Juan WangVancouver UBC Press20121 online resource (249 p.)Contemporary Chinese studies0-7748-2338-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Community of fun -- Officialdom unmasked -- Imagining the nation -- Confronting the "New" -- Questioning the appropriators -- The market, populism, and aesthetics -- Conclusion.The end of the Qing dynasty in China saw an unprecedented explosion of print journalism. By the turn of the twentieth century, not only had Chinese-owned newspapers become more influential than anyone could have anticipated, but it was the supposedly frivolous xiaobao, the "little" or "minor" papers, 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. 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.Contemporary Chinese studies,1206-9523.Tabloid newspapersChinaShanghaiHistoryTabloid newspapersSocial aspectsChinaShanghaiHistoryTabloid newspapersHistory.Tabloid newspapersSocial aspectsHistory.079Wang Juan607037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785746603321Merry laughter and angry curses3746069UNINA