×


 x 

Shopping cart
22%OFFChristopher Rea - The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China - 9780520283848 - V9780520283848
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China

€ 69.69
€ 54.45
You save € 15.24!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called histories of laughter. In the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators alike used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But, again and again, political and cultural discussion erupted into invective, as critics gleefully jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283848
SKU
V9780520283848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Christopher Rea
Christopher Rea is Associate Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is the editor of Humans, Beasts, and Ghosts: Stories and Essays by Qian Zhongshu and the coeditor of The Business of Culture: Cultural Entrepreneurs in China and Southeast Asia, 1900-60.

Reviews for The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China
Rea provides a map to a diverse comedic terrain between the late Qing dynasty and the Year of Humor (1933) that is richly populated with 'whimsical poets, vaudevillian entrepreneurs, renowned revilers, twee essayists, winking farceurs, and self-promoting jokesters'.
Joe Sample China Quarterly [An] excellent study.
Paul Bevan SOAS Bulletin Not only does The Age ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!