England's Yellow Peril

Name: England's Yellow Peril
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SKU: 9780143800378
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Sinophobia and the Great War: Penguin Specials

By Anne Witchard

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England's Yellow Peril by Anne Witchard delves into the cultural and historical dynamics of the early 20th century, exploring Britain's fascination and fear of the "yellow peril." It examines how this phenomenon reflected anxieties about race, empire, and modernity, revealing its influence on art, literature, and public opinion during the period.
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You might enjoy this fascinating exploration if you're interested in how Edwardian Britain perceived China and the Chinese as a cultural and political threat. It delves into historical contexts, racial anxieties, and cultural interactions of the period, making it an intriguing read for those captivated by the intersections of race, culture, and history.

England's Yellow Peril

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As England suffered heavy casualties at the front during World War One, the nation closed ranks against outsiders at home. England sought to reaffirm its racial dominance at the heart of the empire, and the Chinese in London became the principal scapegoat for anti-foreign sentiment.

A combination of propaganda and popular culture, from the daily paper to the latest theatre sensation, fanned the flames of national resentment into a raging Sinophobia. Opium smoking, gambling and interracial romance became synonymous with London's Limehouse Chinatown, which was exoticised by Sax Rohmer's evil mastermind Fu Manchu and Thomas Burke's tales of lowlife love.

England's Yellow Peril exploded in the midst of a catastrophic war and defined the representation of Chinese abroad in the decades to come.

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England's Yellow Peril by Anne Witchard offers insight into British anxieties and perceptions of Chinese immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book delves into cultural, political, and social fears, examining how they shaped attitudes and influenced literature and media of the time. Witchard's research is thorough, providing a detailed historical context that illuminates the era's xenophobic narratives.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143800378

Publisher: Penguin China

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 November 2014

Country: China

Imprint: Penguin China

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 80g

Pages: 108

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About the Author

Anne Witchard is a senior lecturer in English Literature at the University of Westminster, where she specialises in fin de siecle culture, modernism, China studies and the Gothic. She has researched and written on London and Chinatown in the early twentieth century. Her books include Lao She in London and Thomas Burke's Dark Chinoiserie- Limehouse Nights and the Queer Spell of Chinatown.