1st Edition
Cartooning China Punch, Power, & Politics in the Victorian Era
By Amy Matthewson
Copyright 2022
188 Pages
77 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
188 Pages
77 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
188 Pages
77 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This book explores the series of cartoons of China and the Chinese that were published in the popular British satirical magazine Punch over a sixty-year period from 1841 to 1901.
Filled with political metaphors and racial stereotypes, these illustrations served as a powerful tool in both reflecting and shaping notions and attitudes towards China at a tumultuous time in Sino-British history.... Read more
List of illustrations
Series editor’s preface
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 “Gentlemen, the cartoon!”: the men behind the magazine
3 “Punch is an English Institution”: the attitude of the magazine
4 “A Chinese Puzzle”: the trajectory of negating China
5 “A Legacy of Discord”: war and rebellion
6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Amy Matthewson has a PhD degree in history from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom.
