| Liangyou: Kaleidoscopic Modernity and the Shanghai Global Metropolis, 1926-1945 Contributor(s): Pickowicz (Editor), Shen (Editor), Zhang (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004245340 ISBN-13: 9789004245341 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $141.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - General - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Design | History & Criticism |
| Series: Modern Asian Art and Visual Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.8" W x 10.1" (2.60 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of original essays explores the rise of popular print media in China as it relates to the quest for modernity in the global metropolis of Shanghai from 1926 to 1945. It does this by offering the first extended look at the phenomenal influence of the Liangyou pictorial, The Young Companion, arguably the most exciting monthly periodical ever published in China. Special emphasis is placed on the profound social and cultural impact of this glittering publication at a pivotal time in China. The essays explore the dynamic concept of "kaleidoscopic modernity" and offer individual case studies on the rise of "art" photography, the appeals of slick patent medicines, the resilience of female artists, the allure of aviation celebrities, the feistiness of women athletes, representations of modern masculinity, efforts to regulate the female body and female sexuality, and innovative research that locates the stunning impact of Liangyou in the broader context of related cultural developments in Tokyo and Seoul. Contributors include: Paul W. Ricketts, Timothy J. Shea, Emily Baum, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, Jun Lei, Amy O'Keefe, Hongjian Wang, Ha Yoon Jung, Lesley W. Ma, Tongyun Yin, and Wang Chuchu. |
