Paper Swordsmen
by Project Muse, Hamm, John Christopher
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"The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely read forms of modern Chinese fiction. It is popular not only within Chinese-language communities but in translation throughout East Asia and in cinematic and other adaptations throughout the world. In Paper Swords…
The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twe…
Media representations increasingly dominate our world by shaping identities and interests. This dissertation analyzes the ongoing relationship between transnational, national and local representations of the people and past of Dali, Yunnan, a Bai and Muslim minority region of so…