01920nam 2200457 450 991079685520332120200520144314.01-4399-1631-4(CKB)4100000004820611(MiAaPQ)EBC5397978(Au-PeEL)EBL5397978(CaPaEBR)ebr11558348(OCoLC)1031040903(EXLCZ)99410000000482061120180609d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierComic China representing common ground, 1890-1945 /Wendy GanPhiladelphia ;Rome ;Tokyo :Temple University Press,2018.1 online resource (318 pages)1-4399-1629-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Dreaming with China : chinoiserie and musical comedy -- Ernest Bramah's Chinese fictions : chinoiserie and comfortable familiarity -- Comic mastery : Arthur Henderson Smith and J.O.P. Bland -- Levelling laughter : travel writing in China between the wars -- Comic parity : the new Shanghailander, likability, and amiable humour."This book looks at Anglo-American comic representations of China, arguing that that there is a forgotten history within these comic depictions that is about finding common ground through humor rather than about expressing superiority and ridicule"--Provided by publisher.East and WestAsiaForeign public opinion, WesternHistoryChinaIn popular cultureWestern countriesHumorEast and West.909/.09821Gan Wendy1482162MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796855203321Comic China3699576UNINA