Popular Magazines and Fiction in Shanghai, 1914-1925

This book examines Shanghai-based popular magazines and fiction and their role in catalyzing the process of Chinese modernity in the early twentieth century. The author argues that the national, gender, family, and social imaginaries constructed in popular magazines articulated the values and aspirations of the emerging Chinese "middle society."

Peijie Mao

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 Imagining the Nation: Patriotism in Popular Narratives Chapter 2 Constructing the Ideal Womanhood: The Imaginary of the "Wise Mother and Good Wife" Chapter 3 Constructing the Domestic Sphere: The Imaginary of Ideal Families and Homes Chapter 4 Constructing the "Middle Society:" Urban Utopias and Industrial Fiction Epilogue Frequently Cited Chinese Periodicals Bibliography Index About the Author