具体描述
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 célèbre, 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. Lean 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.
作者简介
Eugenia Lean is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.
目录信息
读后感
直到电影《邪不压正》的最后关头,巧红和她的秘密敢死队尽数出场,观众才意识到她背后隐藏着同样庞大的故事。这位一直激励着李天然的女性,最终留下一个潇洒健全的背影离开。我们不禁发问:巧红走后怎么样?她身上背负的仇恨将以什么姿态重现在世人面前? 不出所料的是,她果然...
张晓波/国家财经周刊 1935年11月13日,女刺客施剑翘于天津居士林佛堂枪杀原直系军阀首领孙传芳。该案行刺过程,极具传奇色彩。 据事后媒体报道,1935年秋,施剑翘发现杀父仇人孙传芳是天津南马路清修院居士林的理事长。为弄清孙传芳行踪,施剑翘数次造访居士林,最终决定在...
直到电影《邪不压正》的最后关头,巧红和她的秘密敢死队尽数出场,观众才意识到她背后隐藏着同样庞大的故事。这位一直激励着李天然的女性,最终留下一个潇洒健全的背影离开。我们不禁发问:巧红走后怎么样?她身上背负的仇恨将以什么姿态重现在世人面前? 不出所料的是,她果然...
用户评价
Lean’s masterpiece offers an unassuming, intriguing entry to Republican Chinese history, where a wide array of characters, from the masses to the elites and back to the masses, are introduced; continuities and changes, extending both ways, are explored; seemingly trivial(ised), sentimental(ised) issues are given due analysis. 海外中国研究的上佳之作。
想以小见大,但奈何方法论功力不足
intro is so great
不被逼,永远不知道自己的效率有多高,希望导师下次逼我看the Chinese typewriter(不,你不要)。我依然关注Lean在导论提出的要解决的三个问题,并打算按照这个框架写读书报告。事实上,这三个问题她全部都精彩地回答了,可是我还是有疑问,尽管这些疑问无损她论证的精彩性。这些疑问是:施剑翘当即自首,如果不是得知冯玉祥可以救她,她何来这么大的勇气和决策力作出这种决策?就是因为在新时代,当时的人已经获悉看与被看的秘诀,知道如何propaganda吗?如果是因为冯玉祥可以保证她杀人无罪,那么public sympathy终究是党国政治的附庸,那么国民党特赦是为了吸纳社会团体的论点就弱了很多。考虑到最后一章(删减太多了)中施剑翘的后半生境况,我在想是不是这使得事情的真相永远无法公开。
《施剑翘复仇案》英文原本。