Yellow Perils - 9780824875794

Yellow PerilsChina Narratives in the Contemporary World\nAuthor(s): Franck Bill, Sren Urbansky, Ross Anthony, Kevin Carrico, Romain Dittgen, Magnus Fiskesj, Christos Lynteris, Yu Qiu, David Walker, Xiaojian Zhao\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824875794, 978-0824875794\nSynopsis\nChinas meteoric rise and ever expanding economic and cultural footprint have been accompanied by widespread global disquiet. Whether admiring or alarmist, media discourse and representations of China often tap into the myths and prejudices that emerged through specific historical encounters. These deeply embedded anxieties have shown great resilience, as in recent media treatments of SARS and the H5N1 virus, which echoed past beliefs connecting China and disease. Popular perceptions of Asia, too, continue to be framed by entrenched racial stereotypes: its people are unfathomable, exploitative, cunning, or excessively.