In 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This riveting work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. In a fascinating investigation of the media, political, and judicial records surrounding this cause célèbre, Eugenia Lean shows how Shi Jianqiao planned not only to avenge the death of her father, but also to attract media attention and galvanize public support. Lean traces the rise of a new sentiment--"public sympathy"--in early twentieth-century China, a sentiment that ultimately served to exonerate the assassin. The book sheds new light on the political significance of emotions, the powerful influence of sensational media, modern law in China, and the gendered nature of modernity.
Eugenia Lean is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.
林郁沁的写作沿袭近代史学研究中“小切口大视角”的方式,通过一个看似单一的事件,分析当时的社会政治文化百态。孔飞力的《叫魂》、艾约博《以竹为生》、曼素恩《张门才女》都是这种方式。 这个故事本身并没有什么疑点,1935年,施剑翘(1905—1979)刺杀孙传芳,理由是施的父...
评分 评分防民之口,甚于防川 我们不再怀疑,世界历史进入了舆论时代。 ——恩格斯 对于每一代统治者而言,获得舆论的支持都是维护其统治的必需品。这一点,远可以追溯到“焚书坑儒”、文字狱、统治者为了维护统治丝毫不允许不一样的声音出现,近可...
评分 评分防民之口,甚于防川 我们不再怀疑,世界历史进入了舆论时代。 ——恩格斯 对于每一代统治者而言,获得舆论的支持都是维护其统治的必需品。这一点,远可以追溯到“焚书坑儒”、文字狱、统治者为了维护统治丝毫不允许不一样的声音出现,近可...
Lean is a good story teller
评分intro is so great
评分这个选题和理论化能力必须学习,虽然感觉不一定accords with what really happened……
评分喜欢. Lean的文笔很好。
评分写sop时匆匆翻过,有机会还要细读。非常精彩,行文尤其值得学习。遗憾。