Cultural History of Contemporary China : : Selected Essays.

Cultural History of Contemporary China : : Selected Essays.

This book offers translations of important Chinese language scholarship on the cultural history of the People's Republic of China.

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Superior document:Historical Studies of Contemporary China Series ; v.4
:
DeMare, Brian.
Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Historical Studies of Contemporary China Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (196 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Part 1 Printing and Reading
  • 1 The Establishment of Beijing's Publishing System
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 The People's Government Takes over Publishers in Beijing
  • 2 The Establishment and Development of the Contemporary Publishing System in Beijing
  • 3 The Beginning of a New Era of Reading for Contemporary Chinese People
  • 2 The Transformation of the Comic Strip Industry in Beijing
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 Beijing's Comic Strip Industry at the Beginning of the PRC
  • 2 Measures Taken by the Municipal Government to Transform the Comic Strip Industry
  • 2.1 The Publication and Promotion of New Comic Strips
  • 2.2 The Examination and Management of the Old Comic Strips
  • 2.3 The Organization and Transformation of the Old Stalls
  • 3 Key Features of the Comic Strip Industry Overhaul in Beijing
  • 3.1 Prioritization and Cooperation
  • 3.2 Steady Steps and Particular Emphasis
  • 3.3 Unification and Common Interest
  • 4 Transformation of Beijing's Comic Strip Industry in the Early Years of the PRC: Understanding and Reflections
  • 3 Salvaging Privately-Owned Old and Antique Books between 1949 and 1965
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 Save the Book Collections in Old Libraries and Academies
  • 1.1 Save the Libraries
  • 1.2 Taking over and Purchasing Collections of Old and Antique Books at Private Libraries and Academies
  • 2 Preventing the Destruction of Books
  • 2.1 Severe Damages to Antique Books
  • 2.2 A Series of Policies and Decrees Carried out by the Central Government on Preserving Cultural Relics and Old and Antique Books
  • 2.3 Measures for Preventing Book Damage
  • 3 Searching for and Collecting Books
  • 4 Reflection on Rescuing Old and Antique Books
  • 4 Reorganization and Transformation: Dagong Bao in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Abstract
  • Keywords.
  • 1 The Standpoint of Dagong Bao before the Founding of the PRC
  • 2 Dagong Bao in the Chinese Mainland during the Early Years of the PRC
  • 3 Turning Point: the Chance to Become the Official Newspaper of China's Financial and Economic Authorities
  • 4 Becoming an Official Newspaper
  • Part 2 Education, Rural and Urban
  • 5 Literacy Education in Shanghai, 1949-1952
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2.1 Widespread Publicity of Literacy Education
  • 2.2 Tapping into Non-governmental Resources to Advance the Literacy Education Campaign
  • 2.3 Highly Organized Literacy Education
  • 3
  • 6 Literacy Campaign in Rural Shanxi in the Early Years of the PRC
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 An Overview of the Literacy Campaign in Shanxi
  • 2 Organization and Implementation
  • 2.1 Organizing, Publicizing and Mobilizing
  • 2.2 Learning Models
  • 2.2.1 Group Learning
  • 2.2.2 Dispersed Learning
  • 2.3 Instructors, Funding and Textbooks
  • 2.4 Course Content
  • 2.4.1 Reading and Writing
  • 2.4.2 Politics
  • 2.4.3 Technology
  • 2.5 Evaluation and Commendation
  • 3 Achievements and Problems
  • 7 A Study of Rural Primary Education in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province in the Early Years of the PRC
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 Transformation and Continuation: 1949
  • 2 Emerging Problems: School Development and Dropouts
  • 3 New Progress: Better Pay for Teachers
  • 4 New Characteristic: Evolution of School-Community Relationship
  • Part 3 Reinventing the Old
  • 8 Transformation of Old Nianhua in the Early Years of the PRC
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 The Popularity and Significance of Old Nianhua
  • 2 Transformation of Old Nianhua
  • 3 Measures for Transformation of Old Nianhua
  • 3.1 Production of New Nianhua
  • 3.2 Ideological Remolding of Folk Artists and Painters
  • 3.3 Rectification and Regulation of the Publication and Distribution of New Nianhua.
  • 4 Social Impact of the Transformation of Old Nianhua
  • 9 Two Mass Poetry Campaigns in the History of the PRC
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 Great-Leap-Forward Ballads Campaign
  • 1.1 Early Stage
  • 1.2 Mao Zedong's Support and Advocacy
  • 1.3 Promotion Efforts of Governments at All Levels
  • 1.4 Appraisal of the Great-Leap-Forward Ballad Movement
  • 2 Tian'anmen Poem Campaign
  • 2.1 Emergence
  • 2.2 Features and Significance of Tian'anmen Poems
  • 3 Lessons from the Two Mass Poetry Campaigns
  • 3.1 "The People, and the People Alone, Are the Driving Force of History"
  • 3.2 Mass Culture Has a Profound Impact on the Development and Flourishing of Socialist Culture
  • 10 Yangbanxi: Their Emergence and Creative Formula
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1
  • 2
  • 11 Rural Temple Fairs in Western China in the 1980s and 1990s: a Case Study of Northern Shaanxi
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • 1 Revival of Temple Fairs
  • 2 New Characteristics of Temple Fairs
  • 2.1 Cultural Communities of Neighborhoods Were Formed around Temple Fairs
  • 2.2 The Purpose of Temple Fairs Changed from Worshipping Gods to Expressing Social Needs
  • 2.3 Temple Fairs Played an Important Role in Maintaining the Order in Rural Areas
  • 2.4 Temple Fairs Started to Play a Role in Community Public Affairs
  • 2.5 Interaction Increased between Non-governmental Temple Fairs and Local Governments
  • 3 Summary
  • Index.

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