Theorising Chinese masculinity : society and gender in China / Kam Louie.
Theorising Chinese masculinity : society and gender in China / Kam Louie.
Theorising Chinese masculinity : society and gender in China / Kam Louie.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N305.31095/ 1
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English
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Physical content
viii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introducing wen-wu: Towards a Definition of Chinese Masculinity -- 2. Portrait of the God of War Guan Yu: Sex, Politics and wu Masculinity -- 3. Confucious as Sage, Teacher, Businessman: Transformations of the wen Icon -- 4. Scholars and Intellectuals: Representations of wen Masculinity Past and...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Chinese masculinity. While there is a vast Eurocentric scholarship on gender and sexuality, there has been little work addressing these issues within the Chinese context. Kam Louie uses the concepts of wen (cultural attainment) and wu (martial valour) to explain attitudes to masculinity. This revise...
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Theorising Chinese masculinity : society and gender in China / Kam Louie.
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Includes index.
Bibliography, p. 205-229.
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N305.31095/ 1
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0521806216 : (Cloth)
9780521806213 :
0521806216 :
9780521806213
0521806216
9780521806213 : (Cloth)
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305.310951
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991014423699702626
