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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe story of Chinese writing as told by Andrea Bachner is traversed by necrophilia, hallucination, fetishism, patriotism, identity/alterity politics, new age mediality, and multiple other passions; it is also one in which the controversial protagonist, the sinograph, has resiliently stood its ground. No other contemporary study I know of showcases sino(graph)philia with as much verve and aplomb. This is an impressively ambitious and innovative book. -- Rey Chow, Duke University, author of Sentimental Fabulations, Contemporary Chinese Films When Chinese characters are made into a symptom or banner of Chineseness, their historical and material thickness is lost. This study of Chinese-character triumphalism and critique aims to restore that materiality. -- Haun Saussy, University of Chicago
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations A Note on Characters, Romanization, Translations, and Images Acknowledgments Introduction: Script Politics 1. Corpographies 2. Iconographies 3. Sonographies 4. Allographies 5. Technographies Conclusion: Beyond Sinology Notes Bibliography Index
