{"product_id":"celestial-empire-the-emergence-of-chinese-science-fiction-nathaniel-isaacson-2017-wesleyan-university-press-softcover","title":"Celestial Empire: The Emergence of Chinese Science Fiction - Nathaniel Isaacson - 2017 Wesleyan University Press Softcover","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e: Acceptable. Front cover curling. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:\u003cbr\u003e• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover\u003cbr\u003e• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name\/notes inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCover art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on an image in Dianshizhai huabao, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec. January 1897- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 1898\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBlurb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e: “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChallenging assumptions about the genre's Western origins, this book traces the development of science fiction in China. Through careful examination of a wide range of visual and print media, Nathaniel Isaacson makes a case for understanding Chinese science fiction as a product of colonial modernity. Celestial Empire explores \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe relationship between science fiction and Orientalist discourse, and in doing so it offers an innovative approach to the study of both vernacular writing in twentieth-century China and science fiction in a global context.“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLU XUN, SCIENCE, FICTION 46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWU JIANREN AND LATE QING SF 60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSF FOR THE NATION 93\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMAKING ROOM FOR SCIENCE 108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLAO SHE'S CITY OF CATS 125\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Wesleyan University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48450533064946,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/7685\/4977\/files\/BA78F8F3-9885-4B14-B857-9083D743CC51.jpg?v=1765293151","url":"https:\/\/postmarkedfromthestars.com\/products\/celestial-empire-the-emergence-of-chinese-science-fiction-nathaniel-isaacson-2017-wesleyan-university-press-softcover","provider":"Postmarked from the Stars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}