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Utopian fiction in China : genre, print culture and knowledge formation, 1902-1912

Title

Utopian fiction in China : genre, print culture and knowledge formation, 1902-1912 / by Shuk Man Leung.

Author

Leung, Shuk Man (Professor of Chinese literature)

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]
©2024

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Description

xii, 306 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.

Summary

"Unlike previous studies that have examined the late Qing utopian imagination as an ahistorical motif, a literary theme, and a translation phenomenon, in this book Shuk Man Leung considers utopian fiction as a knowledge apparatus that helped develop Chinese nationalism and modernity. Based on untapped primary sources in Chinese, English, and Japanese, her research reveals how utopian imagination, blooming after Liang Qichao's publication of The Future of New China, served as a tool of knowledge formation and dissemination that transformed China's public sphere and catalysed historical change. Embracing interdisciplinary approach from genre studies, studies on modern Chinese newspapers and intellectual history, this book provides an analysis of the development of utopian literary practices, epistemic meanings, and fictional narratives and the interactions between traditional and imported knowledge that helped shape the discourse in early 20th century China"--

Series Statement

Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; volume 160

Uniform Title

Sinica Leidensia ; v. 160.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9789004680388
9004680381
9789004680395 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023029744

OCLC

on1389879163
1389879163
SCSB-14688107

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries