The politics of common reading : vernacular knowledge and everyday technics in China, 1894-1954 /

"Examines the transformation of vernacular knowledge during a pivotal period of modern Chinese history, 1894 to 1954. In The Politics of Common Reading, Joan Judge examines an era of modern Chinese history, ranging from 1894 to 1954, which she terms "the long Republic." During this er...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Judge, Joan, 1958- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Commonplace books > China > History > 19th century. Commonplace books > China > History > 20th century. Books and reading > China > History > 19th century. Books and reading > China > History > 20th century. Publishers and publishing > China > History > 19th century. Publishers and publishing > China > History > 20th century. Community publishing > China > History > 19th century. Community publishing > China > History > 20th century. Livres et lecture > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle. Livres et lecture > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the mundane revolution
Common reading. Common readers ; The commoners' corpus ; The commoners' book network
Vernacular knowledge. How to cure an opium addiction ; How to avoid an electric shock ; How to treat a cholera infection ; How to graft a plant
Conclusion: the politics of common reading.