The Yellow Peril: Dr. Fu Manchu and the Rise of Chinaphobia

by Frayling, Christopher

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First edition · In dust jacket

London : Thames Hudson, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. black cloth, 360 pages : 60 illustrations, 37 in color, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, in protective mylar jacket, Set to be as influential as Orientalism by Edward Said, this is the first book to explore the role of popular culture in generating and propagating prejudices and stereotypes about China. CONTENTS: Introduction * 1. The Setting of the Sun * 2. Sax and the Single Chinaman * 3. Charles Dickens and Princess Puffer * 4. At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal * 5. `A Little Amusement... * 6. `The Yellow Peril Incarnate in One Man * 7. `The World Shall Hear from Me Again .

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Year: 2014
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: Hardcover

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