{"product_id":"regional-literature-and-the-transmission-margaret-b-wan-9780674241183","title":"Regional Literature and the Transmission of Culture: Chinese Drum Ballads, 1800-1937","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegional Literature and the Transmission of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides a richly textured picture of cultural transmission in the Qing and early Republican eras. Drum ballad texts (\u003ci\u003eguci\u003c\/i\u003e) evoke one of the most popular performance traditions of their day, a practice that flourished in North China. Study of these narratives opens up surprising new perspectives on vital topics in Chinese literature and history: the creation of regional cultural identities and their relation to a central \"Chinese culture\"; the relationship between oral and written cultures; the transmission of legal knowledge and popular ideals of justice; and the impact of the changing technology of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the reproduction and dissemination of popular texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret B. Wan maps the dissemination over time and space of two legends of wise judges; their journey through oral, written, and visual media reveals a fascinating but overlooked world of \"popular\" literature. While drum ballads form a distinctively regional literature, lithography in early twentieth-century Shanghai drew them into national markets. The new paradigm this book offers will interest scholars of cultural history, literature, book culture, legal history, and popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret B. Wan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674241185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674241183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Margaret B. Wan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086759899391,"sku":"9780674241183","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e8dd0af-8430-4b8c-b042-710d44825afd.jpg?v=1769096414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/regional-literature-and-the-transmission-margaret-b-wan-9780674241183","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}