{"product_id":"comics-art-in-china-9781496846471","title":"Comics Art in China","description":"\u003cb\u003eInternational Convention of Asia Scholars 2019 Book Prize - Best Art Publication\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the most comprehensive and authoritative source on this subject, \u003ci\u003eComics Art in China\u003c\/i\u003e covers almost all comics art forms in mainland China, providing the history from the nineteenth century to the present as well as perspectives on both the industry and the art form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume encompasses political, social, and gag cartoons, \u003ci\u003elianhuanhua\u003c\/i\u003e (picture books), comic books, humorous drawings, cartoon and humor periodicals, and \u003ci\u003edonghua\u003c\/i\u003e (animation) while exploring topics ranging from the earliest Western-influenced cartoons and the popular, often salacious, 1930s humor magazines to cartoons as wartime propaganda and comics art in the reform. Coupling a comprehensive review of secondary materials (histories, anthologies, biographies, memoirs, and more) in English and Chinese with the artists' actual works, the result spans more than two centuries of Chinese animation. Structured chronologically, the study begins with precursors in early China and proceeds through the Republican, wartime, Communist, and market economy periods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based primarily on interviews senior scholar John A. Lent and Xu Ying conducted with over one hundred cartoonists, animators, and other comics art figures, \u003ci\u003eComics Art in China\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on tumult and triumphs. Meticulously, Lent and Xu describe the evolution of Chinese comics within a global context, probing the often-tense relationship between expression and government, as well as proving that art can be a powerful force for revolution. Indeed, the authors explore Chinese comics art as it continues to grow and adapt in the twenty-first century. Enhanced with over one hundred black-and-white and color illustrations, this book stands out as not only the first such survey in English, but perhaps the most complete one in any language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John a. Lent,Ying Xu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496846471","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460505579657,"sku":"9781496846471","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8e9a58f5-551e-4432-9598-6ef7a0ca95e3.jpg?v=1790664050","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/comics-art-in-china-9781496846471","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}