Public Passions
The Trial of Shi Jianqiao and the Rise of Popular Sympathy in Republican China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20021236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenia Lean (0009-0008-3178-7500, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Public Passions (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520247185.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4251754383 |
| Open Library | OL10434855M |
| ISBN | 9780520247185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
In 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This riveting work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. In a fascinating investigation of the media, political, and judicial records surrounding this cause celebre, Eugenia Lean shows how Shi Jianqiao planned not only to avenge the death of her father, but also to attract media attention and galvanize public support. This book traces the rise of a new sentiment — “public sympathy” — in early twentieth-century China, a sentiment that ultimately served to exonerate the assassin. The book sheds new light on the political significance of emotions, the powerful influence of sensational media, modern law in China, and the gendered nature of modernity
Aesthetics · Art · Buddhism · China · Literature · Modernity · Passions · Political science · Politics · Sympathy · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · 1885-1935 · 1906-1979 · 1918-1939 · Asia - China · Asian · Assassination · Chuanfang · Gender Studies · History - General History · History: World · Inter-war period · Legal History · Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 · Shi, Jianqiao · Sun · Sun, Chuanfang · Trials · Trials (Assassination) · Trials, litigation · Trials, litigation, etc
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |