Framing China

Media Images and Political Debates in Britain, the USA and Switzerland, 1900-1950
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4094-2559-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 669 g

Framing China sheds new light on Western relations with and perceptions of China in the first half of the twentieth century. In this ground-breaking book, Ariane Knüsel examines how China was portrayed in political debates and the media in Britain, the USA and Switzerland between 1900 and 1950. By focusing on the political, economic, cultural and social context that led to the construction of the particular images of China in each country, the author demonstrates that national interests, anxieties and issues influenced the way China was framed and resulted in different portrayals of China in each country. The author’s meticulous analysis of a vast amount of newspaper and magazine articles, commentaries, editorials, cartoons and newsreels that have previously not been studied before also focuses on the transnational circulation of images of China. While previous publications have dealt with the occurrence of the Yellow Peril and Red Menace in particular countries, Framing China reveals that these images were interpreted differently in every nation because they both reflected and contributed to the discursive construction of nationhood in each country and were influenced by domestic issues, cultural values, pre-existing stereotypes, pressure groups and geopolitical aspirations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knüsel, Ariane

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1: The Dragon Throne in the Dustbin; 2: The 1920s, the Red Menace and Anti-foreign Agitation in China; 3: ‘A terror which has been truly Asiatic'; 4: The Rise of the Bamboo Curtain; Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ariane Knüsel teaches history at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and specializes in the history of British and American political, social and cultural relations with China.