The Yellow Peril: Dr. Fu Manchu and the Rise of Chinaphobia
by Frayling, Christopher
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0500252076
- ISBN 13
- 9780500252079
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London : Thames & Hudson, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. black cloth, 360 pages : 60 illustrations, 37 in color, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, in protective mylar jacket, Set to be as influential as Orientalism by Edward Said, this is the first book to explore the role of popular culture in generating and propagating prejudices and stereotypes about China. CONTENTS: Introduction * 1. The Setting of the Sun * 2. Sax and the Single Chinaman * 3. Charles Dickens and Princess Puffer * 4. At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal * 5. `A Little Amusement...' * 6. `The Yellow Peril Incarnate in One Man' * 7. `The World Shall Hear from Me Again'.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557483
- Title
- The Yellow Peril: Dr. Fu Manchu and the Rise of Chinaphobia
- Author
- Frayling, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500252076
- ISBN 13
- 9780500252079
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Chinese in literature. Chinese in motion pictures.Chinese in art. National characteristics, Chinese.Fu Manchu, Doctor (Fictitious character)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Biography & Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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