{"product_id":"inside-chinese-theater-community-and-artistry-in-nineteenth-century-california-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9780252088636","title":"Inside Chinese Theater; Community and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252088636","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInside Chinese Theater\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCommunity and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNancy Yunhwa Rao (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252088636\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 70 black \u0026amp; white photographs, 3 music examples, 10 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Capturing the extraordinary movements, sounds, spectacles, and central presence of Chinese Cantonese opera in nineteenth century California, Nancy Rao’s \u003ci\u003eInside Chinese Theater\u003c\/i\u003e presents a fascinating and long neglected cultural history that is simultaneously American and Transpacific.”--Gordon H. Chang, author of \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e \"This comprehensive and encyclopedic history of staged performances of transpacific music explores the emergence of a complex visual and aural system of signification that shaped and reflected the lives of nineteenth century Chinese immigrants in California. Nancy Yunhwa Rao's brilliantly inventive and imaginative book reveals the importance of asking and answering difficult yet immensely generative questions about the nature of archival research, about performance as a site of racial formation, and about the roles of sight and sound in shaping social identities.--George Lipsitz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Possessive Investment in Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-nineteenth century, Chinese opera theater arrived as one of the significant performing art forms in California. Nancy Yunhwa Rao excavates and contextualizes the important history of Chinese Opera Theater, bringing to light the ways it became woven into the financial, political, social, and family life in California and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chinese opera theater found brick-and-mortar homes with San Francisco theaters like the Hing Chuen Yuen and the Donn Qui Yuen. But troupes had already followed Chinese immigrants to mining and railroad towns, and across the American West. As Chinese theater became part of California and San Francisco culture, popular Chinese actors advocated for their art alongside appeals for civil rights. Rao draws on personal diaries, newspapers and artifacts to place Chinese theater within the everyday lives of San Francisco. She also examines the costumes, singing, staging, and storytelling that impacted mainstream reception and influenced how Chinese communities saw themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with seventy photographs, \u003ci\u003eInside Chinese Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is an expert and eloquent journey into the early decades of Chinese opera in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chronology of Chinese Theaters in San Francisco \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Note on Chinese Names and Terms \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Prologue \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. First Encounters \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. Bringing Opera to the Mines and Railroad Chinese \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. Performing Chinese Opera in San Francisco \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. Cultural Capital: Theaters on Jackson Street \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. Prosperity: A New Theater on Washington Street \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6. Education, Diplomacy Culture, and the Fourth Theater \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7. Contest the Restriction Act: \u003ci\u003eIn re \u003c\/i\u003eHo King \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8. Star Power and Chinese American Theater \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9. Picturesque Chinese Theater \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10. Civil Rights, Owning Glamour, and Sonic Ethnology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Epilogue \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Glossary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Appendix. Stylistic Characteristics of Cantonese Opera and A Transcription \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523558863128,"sku":"9780252088636","price":19.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/inside-chinese-theater-community-and-artistry-in-nineteenth-century-california-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9780252088636","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}