Rumor in the early Chinese empires / Lu Zongli ; with an introduction by Mark Edward Lewis ; translated by Wee Kek Koon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lü, Zongli, author.

Contributor:

Lewis, Mark Edward, writer of introduction.

Wee, Kek Koon, translator.

Series:

Cambridge China library

The Cambridge China library

Standardized Title:

Han dai de yao yan. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Rumor--China--History.

Rumor.

Han Dynasty (China).

History.

China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.

China.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 371 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY ; Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The academic study of rumor as a phenomenon began in the early 20th century among psychologists, notably Louis William Stern in Hamburg, who conducted experiments on how the content of information was altered in the process of passing between individuals. However, it became a topic for historical study only as attention shifted towards examining the conduct of "crowds," the "masses," or the emergence of public opinion. The most important studies of rumor thus appeared in France, where the "crowd" had become a central topic in sociology in the late nineteenth century. Here the study of rumors focused on their contents and significance, specifically on how rumors revealed the fears, hopes, resentments, and other passions of the lower strata who did not otherwise figure in the historical record, notably peasants and urban workers"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Translated from the Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lü,, Zongli. Rumor in the early Chinese empires

ISBN:

9781108479264

110847926X

9781108749534

1108749534

OCLC:

1119604770

Publisher Number:

99987875762