Chinese femininities, chinese masculinities : a reader / edited by Susan Brownell and Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ; foreword by Thomas Laqueur.

The past two centuries have witnessed tremendous upheavals in every aspect of Chinese culture and society. At the level of everyday life, some of the most remarkable transformations have occurred in the realm of gender. Chinese Femininities/Chinese Masculinities is a mix of illuminating historical a...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Brownell, Susan, Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Series:Asia--local studies/global themes ; 4.
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Summary:The past two centuries have witnessed tremendous upheavals in every aspect of Chinese culture and society. At the level of everyday life, some of the most remarkable transformations have occurred in the realm of gender. Chinese Femininities/Chinese Masculinities is a mix of illuminating historical and ethnographic studies of gender from the 1700s to the present.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 460 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520935303
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