Popular Magazines and Fiction in Shanghai, 19141925 - Modernity, the Cultural Imaginary, and the Middle Society

This book examines Shanghai-based popular magazines and fiction and their role in catalyzing the process of Chinese modernity in the early twentieth century. The author argues that the national, gender, family, and social imaginaries constructed in popular magazines articulated the values and aspirations of the emerging Chinese "middle society."

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 Imagining the Nation: Patriotism in Popular Narratives
Chapter 2 Constructing the Ideal Womanhood: The Imaginary of the "Wise Mother and Good Wife"
Chapter 3 Constructing the Domestic Sphere: The Imaginary of Ideal Families and Homes
Chapter 4 Constructing the "Middle Society:" Urban Utopias and Industrial Fiction
Epilogue
Frequently Cited Chinese Periodicals
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Peijie Mao is associate professor of Chinese at ShanghaiTech University.

Summary

This book examines Shanghai-based popular magazines and fiction and their role in catalyzing the process of Chinese modernity in the early twentieth century. The author argues that the national, gender, family, and social imaginaries constructed in popular magazines articulate...

Product details

• Authors: Peijie Mao, Mao Peijie Mao
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781498544801
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4480-1
• No. of pages: 412
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; China, Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Shanghai, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Asian History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies