Citizens of Beauty: Drawing Democratic Dreams in Republican China by Louise Edwa

Description: Citizens of Beauty by Louise Edwards Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the early twentieth century Chinas most famous commercial artists promoted new cultural and civic values through sketches of idealized modern women in journals, newspapers, and compendia called One Hundred Illustrated Beauties. This genre drew upon a centuries-old tradition of books featuring illustrations of women who embodied virtue, desirability, and Chinese cultural values, and changes in it reveal the foundational value shifts that would bring forth a democratic citizenry in the post-imperial era. The illustrations presented ordinary readers with tantalizing visions of the modern lifestyles that were imagined to accompany Republican Chinas new civic consciousness.Citizens of Beauty is the first book to explore the One Hundred Illustrated Beauties in order to compare social ideals during Chinas shift from imperial to Republican times. The book contextualizes the social and political significance of the aestheticized female body in a rapidly changing genre, showing how progressive commercial artists used images of women to promote a vision of Chinese modernity that was democratic, mobile, autonomous, and free from the crippling hierarchies and cultural norms of old China. Author Biography Louise Edwards is Scientia Professor of Chinese History at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. She is author of Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China and Gender, Politics, and Democracy: Womens Suffrage in China. Details ISBN 0295747021 ISBN-13 9780295747026 Title Citizens of Beauty Author Louise Edwards Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 232 Publisher University of Washington Press GE_Item_ID:136567815; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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