Transpacific attachments : sex work, media networks, and affective histories of Chineseness / Lily W...
Transpacific attachments : sex work, media networks, and affective histories of Chineseness / Lily W...
Transpacific attachments : sex work, media networks, and affective histories of Chineseness / Lily Wong.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/1293
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 229 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: sex work, media networks, and transpacific histories of affect -- Desiring across the Pacific: transnational contact in early Twentieth century Asian/American literature -- Over my dead body: melodramatic crossings of Anna May Wong and Ruan Lingyu -- Erotic liaisons: Sinophonic queerin...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
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New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Transpacific Attachments identifies the formation of a collective sense of Chinese identity through representations of the prostitute figure in popular media circulated among the U.S., China, and Sinophone communities from the early twentieth century to the present day. Often portrayed as a "desired other," the Chinese prostitute figure has become...
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Transpacific attachments : sex work, media networks, and affective histories of Chineseness / Lily Wong.
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Global Chinese culture
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/1293
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74VKVNEBGOAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNEBGOAg
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ISBN
9780231183383 hardcover alkaline paper
0231183380 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
791.436538
MMS ID
991024160978902626
