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  • Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China

    by Cuncun Wu ...
    Series series Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series
    Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China is the richest exploration to date of late imperial Chinese literati interest in male love. Employing primary sources such as miscellanies, poetry, fiction and 'flower guides', Wu Cuncun argues that male homoeroticism played a central role in the cultural life of late imperial Chinese literati elites. Countering recent arguments that homosexuality ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Homoeroticism in Imperial China

    A Sourcebook

    Edited by Mark Stevenson, Cuncun Wu ...
    Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the comparative history of sexuality and provides a window onto the continuous cultural relevance of same-sex desire in Chinese history.Negotiating what can be a challenging area for both specialists and non ... Read more

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  • Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History

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    Series Book 9 - New Approaches to Asian History
    Gender and sexuality have been neglected topics in the history of Chinese civilization, despite the fact that there is a massive amount of historical evidence on the subject. China's late imperial government was arguably more concerned about gender and sexuality among its subjects than any other pre-modern state. How did these and other late imperial legacies shape twentieth-century notions of ... Read more

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  • The Quest for Gentility in China

    Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class

    Edited by Daria Berg, Chloe Starr ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
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  • Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society

    by Yuehping Yen ...
    Series series Anthropology of Asia
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  • Tongzhi

    Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies

    Tongzhi: Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies examines Chinese societies where the family-kinship system, rather than sexuality, is taken as the basis of an individual's identity. With Tongzhi, you will come to understand the variations of same-sex erotica in different Chinese societies. Examining past and present treatment of the subject, including instances of discrimination ... Read more

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    Edited by Edward L. Davis ...
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    In late imperial China, opera transmitted ideas across the social hierarchy about the self, family, society, and politics. Beijing attracted a diverse array of opera genres and audiences and, by extension, served as a hub for the diffusion of cultural values.It is in this context that historian Andrea S. Goldman harnesses opera as a lens through which to examine urban cultural history. Her ... Read more

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  • Re-writing Culture in Taiwan

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