LEADER 03167nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910785746603321 005 20230126205721.0 010 $a9786613916754 010 $a0-7748-1035-1 010 $a1-283-60430-2 010 $a0-7748-2340-2 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774823401 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242056 035 $a(EBL)3412817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000915203 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11562298 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915203 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10865915 035 $a(PQKB)10665922 035 $a(CEL)444307 035 $a(OCoLC)798415580 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00230716 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49122 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412817 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412817 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10603121 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL391675 035 $a(OCoLC)923449262 035 $a(DE-B1597)661052 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774823401 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242056 100 $a20120930d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMerry laughter and angry curses$b[electronic resource] $ethe Shanghai tabloid press, 1897-1911 /$fJuan Wang 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 0 $aContemporary Chinese studies 311 $a0-7748-2338-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCommunity of fun -- Officialdom unmasked -- Imagining the nation -- Confronting the "New" -- Questioning the appropriators -- The market, populism, and aesthetics -- Conclusion. 330 $aThe end of the Qing dynasty in China saw an unprecedented explosion of print journalism. By the turn of the twentieth century, not only had Chinese-owned newspapers become more influential than anyone could have anticipated, but it was the supposedly frivolous xiaobao, the "little" or "minor" papers, that captivated and empowered the public. Merry Laughter and Angry Curses reveals how the late-Qing-era tabloid press became the voice of the people. As periodical publishing reached a fever pitch, tabloids had free rein to criticize officials, mock the elite, and scandalize readers. Tabloid writers produced a massive amount of anti-establishment literature, whose distinctive humour and satirical style were both potent and popular. This book shows the tabloid community to be both a producer of meanings and a participant in the social and cultural dialogue that would shake the foundations of imperial China and lead to the 1911 Republican Revolution. 410 0$aContemporary Chinese studies,$x1206-9523. 606 $aTabloid newspapers$zChina$zShanghai$xHistory 606 $aTabloid newspapers$xSocial aspects$zChina$zShanghai$xHistory 615 0$aTabloid newspapers$xHistory. 615 0$aTabloid newspapers$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 676 $a079 700 $aWang$b Juan$0607037 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785746603321 996 $aMerry laughter and angry curses$93746069 997 $aUNINA