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Not Just a Laughing Matter

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Political Humor in China

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Editors:
  1. King-fai Tam

    1. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  2. Sharon R. Wesoky

    1. Allegheny College , MEADVILLE, USA

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  • The first comprehensive treatment of the relationship between humor and politics in China
  • Well suited as a basic textbook for courses on Chinese culture, history and politics
  • Pursues an interdisciplinary approach to an important topic in the study of modern China ?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Humanities in Asia (HIA, volume 5)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • King-fai Tam, Sharon R. Wesoky
    Pages 1-12
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About this book

This book offers the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the way Chinese humor fits into broader discourses on Chinese identity and modernity in an increasingly globalized world throughout the period of modern China. It brings together the expertise of scholars from a variety of disciplines – history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, sociology and the study of popular culture – to examine the many forms and modes in which political humor is expressed in modern China: films, cartoons, the visual arts, oral performances and online satire.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    King-fai Tam

  • Allegheny College , MEADVILLE, USA

    Sharon R. Wesoky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Not Just a Laughing Matter

  • Book Subtitle: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Political Humor in China

  • Editors: King-fai Tam, Sharon R. Wesoky

  • Series Title: The Humanities in Asia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4960-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4958-3Published: 06 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5276-8Published: 04 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4960-6Published: 28 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2363-6890

  • Series E-ISSN: 2363-6904

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 176

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Regional and Cultural Studies

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