Masculinities in Chinese history / Bret Hinsch.
2013
HQ1090.7.C6 H56 2013eb
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Title
Masculinities in Chinese history / Bret Hinsch.
Author
Hinsch, Bret.
ISBN
9781442222359 (electronic book)
9781442222335
9781442222342
9781442222335
9781442222342
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
HQ1090.7.C6 H56 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.310951
Summary
"Masculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the many ways 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. Each chapter, focused on a specific theme and period, is organized to introduce key topics, such as differences between the sexes and the mutual influence of ideas regarding manhood and womanhood, masculine honor, how masculine ideals change, the use of high culture to bolster masculine reputation among the elite, and male role models from the margins of society. 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." -- Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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Table of Contents
Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) : separation of the sexes
Han Dynasty (206 BCE 220 ce) : honor culture
Jin Dynasty (265-420) : Buddhism and changing masculinity
Tang Dynasty (618-907) : masculine honor and women
Song Dynasty (960-1279) : cultural capital and manhood
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : marginal heroes
Late qing and republican eras : modernizing masculinity
Revolution, reform, and beyond.
Han Dynasty (206 BCE 220 ce) : honor culture
Jin Dynasty (265-420) : Buddhism and changing masculinity
Tang Dynasty (618-907) : masculine honor and women
Song Dynasty (960-1279) : cultural capital and manhood
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : marginal heroes
Late qing and republican eras : modernizing masculinity
Revolution, reform, and beyond.