Changing Chinese masculinities: from imperial pillars of state to global real men

"It is now almost a cliché to claim that China and the Chinese people have changed. Yet inside the new clothing that is worn by the Chinese man today, Kam Louie contends, we still see much of the historical Chinese man. With contributions from a team of outstanding scholars, Changing Chinese Ma...

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Other Authors: Louie, Kam Hung 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press [2016]
Series:Transnational Asian masculinities
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Online Access:FUBA1
Summary:"It is now almost a cliché to claim that China and the Chinese people have changed. Yet inside the new clothing that is worn by the Chinese man today, Kam Louie contends, we still see much of the historical Chinese man. With contributions from a team of outstanding scholars, Changing Chinese Masculinities studies a range of Chinese men in diverse and, most importantly, Chinese contexts. It explores the fundamental meaning of manhood in the Chinese setting and the very notion of an indigenous Chinese masculinity"--Back cover
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (IX, 250 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789888313716

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