Freedom of the press in China : a conceptual history, 1831-1949 /

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Western commentators have often criticized the state of press freedom in China, arguing that individual speech still suffers from arbitrary restrictions and that its mass media remains under an authoritarian mode. Yet the history of press freedom in the Chinese context has received little examinatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guo, Yi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:China: from revolution to reform
Subjects:
1800-1999
Freedom of the press > China > History > 19th century.
Freedom of the press > China > History > 20th century.
Government and the press > China.
Liberté de la presse > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Liberté de la presse > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
État et presse > Chine.
Asian history.
Press and journalism.
Freedom of expression law.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Freedom of the press
Government and the press
China
Press freedom, modern Chinese history, conceptual history, journalism studies.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • A Note on Romanization
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Enlightenment of the West
  • 2 Chuban Ziyou: The Invention of a Neologism
  • 3 The Liminal Landscape
  • 4 The Intellectual Legacy of Sun Yat-sen
  • 5 The Empty Phrase and Popular Ignorance
  • 6 Conceptual Debates in the 1920s and 1930s
  • 7 The Last Call for Press Freedom
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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