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OverviewWhile twentieth-century Shanghai has received extensive scholarly treatment, the nineteenth century has remained understudied, even though it encompasses the first half-century of Shanghai's growth as a treaty port and the early years of Chinese-foreign contact. Published in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the Dianshizhai Pictorial provides a record of the new urban popular culture that emerged in Shanghai's foreign settlements during this period. In this study, Ye Xiaoqing provides a comprehensive view into the Dianshizhai's detailed illustrations of everyday life at home, in commercial establishments, and in Shanghai's public areas. Her introduction to more than one hundred drawings points to the social background, lifestyle, and intellectual outlook of the Dianshizhai's literati writers and artists, the weakness of gentry control in the foreign settlements, and the commercialization and ""modern"" material culture that made Shanghai distinctive. The drawings and commentaries of the Dianshizhai contrast the settlements with ""traditional"" culture and urban life in the adjacent Chinese city and vividly convey items of interest--from the quotidian to the bizarre--highlighting local fascination with and anxiety at the rapid changes in Shanghai's increasingly cosmopolitan society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xiaoqing YePublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: Centre for Chinese Studies Publications Volume: v. 98 Dimensions: Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9780892641628ISBN 10: 0892641622 Pages: 249 Publication Date: 01 January 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationYe Xiaoqing is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, Macquarie University in Sydney. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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