Cultural history of contemporary China : selected essays / edited by Brian DeMare ; translated by Lin Baiye and Song Yan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeMare, Brian James, editor.

Baiye, Lin, translator.

Yan, Song, translator.

Series:

Historical studies of contemporary China ; v. 4.

Historical studies of contemporary China ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Civilization--1949-.

China.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

vi, 191 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"The establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 heralded dramatic changes in Chinese cultural practices. This volume, the latest entry in the Historical Studies of Contemporary China series, includes 11 articles translated from Historical Studies of Contemporary China (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu), one of China's leading academic journals. The broad range of cultural forms covered include the book trade and publishing industry, comic strips, literacy and education, popular visual art, Peking Opera, and rural temple fairs. This volume introduces readers to cutting edge Chinese language scholarship and a vibrant cultural scene as it transitioned to the era of the People's Republic, tracing the continuities as well as the changes in cultural life in China throughout the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The establishment of Beijing's publishing system during the early years of the People's Republic of China and its impact on people's reading habits / Tao Wei

THe transformation of the comic strip industry in Beijing / Lian Shaofu

Salvaging privately-owned old and antique books between 1949 and 1965 / Pi Xuejun

Reorganization and transformation : Dagong Bao in the 1950s and 1960s / Rong Xinchun and Li Zhaoxiang

Literacy education in Shanghai, 1949-1952 / Yang Liping

Literacy campaign in rural Shanxi in the early years of the PRC / Yue Qianhou and Du Qing'e

A study of rural primary education in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province in the early years of the PRC / Feng Xiao

Transformation of old Nianhua in the early years of the PRC / Li Honghe

Two mass poetry campaigns in the history of the PRC : the Great-Leap-Forward ballads and the Tian'anmen poems / Xia Xingzhen

Yangbanxi : their emergence and creative formula / Wang Linyu

Rural temple fairs in western China in the 1980s and 1990s : a case study of northern Shaanxi / Qin Yan and Liu Hui.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cultural history of contemporary China

ISBN:

9789004541580

9004541586

OCLC:

1358405102