{"product_id":"public-passions-9780520247185","title":"Public Passions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. It traces the rise of a sentiment - public sympathy - in early twentieth-century China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Even more compelling than this thrilling story is what Lean does with it.\" The China Beat Blog \"Ambitious.\" \"Bristles with ideas.\" China Review International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgmets Introduction  1. The Assassin and Her Revenge: A Tale of Moral Heroism and Female Self-Fashioning in an Age of Mass Communication 2. Media Sensation: Public Justice and the Sympathy of an Urban Audience 3. Highbrow Ambivalence: Fear of the Masses and Feminized Sentiment 4. The Trial: Courtroom Spectacle and Ethical Sentiment in the Rule of Law 5. A State Pardon: Sanctioned Violence under Nationalist Rule 6. Beyond the 1930s: From Wartime Patriotism to Counter-Revolutionary Sentiment  Conclusion","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402826785111,"sku":"9780520247185","price":56.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520247185.jpg?v=1730481619","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-passions-9780520247185","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}