Paris and the Art of Transposition: Early Twentieth Century Sino-French Encounters

by Angie Chau

A brief stay in France was, for many Chinese workers and Chinese Communist Party leaders, a vital stepping stone for their careers during the cultural and political push to modernize China after World War I. For the Chinese students who went abroad specifically to study Western art and literature, these trips meant something else entirely. Set against the backdrop of interwar Paris, Paris and the Art of Transposition uncovers previously marginalized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472056514
• ISBN13: 9780472056514
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.8"