Overview
- 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)
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Humor in China’s Transitions Toward Socialism
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The “Special Amusing Region”: Humor in Hong Kong
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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