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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452407803321

Autore

Hinsch Bret

Titolo

Masculinities in Chinese history / / Bret Hinsch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-4422-2234-4

1-4422-2235-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Asia/Pacific/perspectives

Disciplina

305.310951

Soggetti

Masculinity - China - History

Men - China - Identity

Men - China - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. The author concludes by exploring how capitali