{"product_id":"appearance-politics-legitimacy-building-in-late-imperial-and-modern-china-hardback-9781501777851","title":"Appearance Politics; Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China (Hardback) 9781501777851","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAppearance Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLegitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLex Lu (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501777851\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 35 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 26 color halftones - 35 Halftones, black and white - 26 Halftones, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLex Lu argues in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppearance Politics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat crafting an appealing and powerful outward image has long been an essential political instrument in China.\u003c\/b\u003e Its traces may be found in historical records, imperial portraits, physiognomic prognostications, photographs, posters, statues, and digital images. Employing rare archival materials from Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing, Lu tells the story of these political maneuverings. We learn the ways in which political actors and their agents designed their images, and we observe the shifting standards of male beauty that guided their decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppearance Politics\u003c\/i\u003e examines five case studies: the usurpation of Ming Prince Zhu Di; the rise of Manchu masculinity and its mixed standards of Han Chinese and Manchu beauty at the Yongzheng court; the use of modern photography and Western male beauty standards at the turn of the twentieth century; the making of the Republican founding father Sun Yat-sen; and the creation of visual templates of Mao Zedong. Lu's rich empirical study counters systematic stereotypical descriptions of Chinese male leadership embedded in Western media and scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why Physical Appearance Matters to Chinese Political History\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: APPEARANCE POLITICS IN IMPERIAL CHINA\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Physiognomy and Political Appearance in the Early Ming: Legitimizing Zhu Di's Rise to Power (1380–1424)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Curating a Manchu Masculine Image: AppearancePolitics at the Qing Court\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: POLITICAL IMAGE AND REVOLUTION\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. Instrument Upgrade: The Rise of Photography in Appearance Politics (1850–1910)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Building the Line of Legitimacy: Crafting Sun Yat-sen Political Imagery in Republican China\u003cbr\u003e 5. Print, Power, and Masculinity: Images of Mao and the Communist Leadership in the Early People's Republic of China\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Brave New World of Appearance Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685358760216,"sku":"9781501777851","price":78.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/appearance-politics-legitimacy-building-in-late-imperial-and-modern-china-hardback-9781501777851","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}