Masculinities in Chinese History |
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| Author:
| Hinsch, Bret |
| Series title: | Asia/Pacific/Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4422-2234-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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Masculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the manyways men have acted, thought, and behaved throughout China's long past. Bret Hinsch introduces readers to the basic characteristics of historical Chinese masculinity while highlighting the dynamic changes in male identity over the centuries. He covers the full span of Chinese history, from the Zhou dynasty in distant antiquity up to the current era of disorienting rapid change. The author concludes by exploring...
More DescriptionMasculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the manyways men have acted, thought, and behaved throughout China's long past. Bret Hinsch introduces readers to the basic characteristics of historical Chinese masculinity while highlighting the dynamic changes in male identity over the centuries. He covers the full span of Chinese history, from the Zhou dynasty in distant antiquity up to the current era of disorienting rapid change. The author concludes by exploring how capitalism, imperialism, modernization, revolution, and reform have rapidly transformed ideas about what it means to be a man in contemporary China.