| Theorising Chinese Masculinity: Society and Gender in China Contributor(s): Louie, Kam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521119049 ISBN-13: 9780521119047 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.310 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.81 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the first comprehensive analysis of Chinese masculinity. Kam Louie uses the concepts of wen (cultural attainment) and wu (martial valour) to explain attitudes to masculinity. This revises most Western analyses of Asian masculinity that rely on the yin-yang binary. Examining classical and contemporary Chinese literature and film, the book also looks at the Chinese diaspora to consider Chinese masculinity within and outside China. |