Go nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese masculinities and the game of weiqi in China / / Marc L. Moskowitz

• Autore: Moskowitz Marc L
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 794.4
• Soggetto topico: Go (Game) - China; Games - Social aspects - China
• Soggetto non controllato: asia scholars; asian studies; board games; china; chinese culture; chinese games; chinese nationalism; chinese traditions; class differences; competitive culture; cultural revolution; culture and politics; east asia; feudalism; four noble arts; game historians; game history; games and sports; gentlemen; go players; go; imperial times; logic games; manhood; masculinity; popular games; recreation and games; religious enlightenment; traditional games; weiqi
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1, Introduction -- 2. Multiple Metaphors and Mystical Imaginaries: A Cultural History of Weiqi -- 3. Nation, Race, and Man -- 4. Becoming Men: Children's Training in Contemporary China -- 5. A Certain Man: University Students, Amateurs, and Professionals -- 6. Retirement and Constructions of Masculinity among Working-Class Weiqi Players -- 7. Conclusion: Looking Forward to a Bygone Age -- Notes -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. As Chinese politics have changed over the last two millennia, so too has the imagery of the game. In Imperial times it was seen as a tool to seek religious enlightenment and was one of the four noble arts that were a requisite to becoming a cultured gentleman. During the Cultural Revolution it was a stigmatized emblem of the lasting effects of feudalism. Today, it marks the reemergence of cultured gentlemen as an idealized model of manhood. Marc L. Moskowitz explores the fascinating history of the game, as well as providing a vivid snapshot of Chinese Go players today. Go Nation uses this game to come to a better understanding of Chinese masculinity, nationalism, and class, as the PRC reconfigures its history and traditions to meet the future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Go nation
• ISBN: 0-520-27631-0; 0-520-95693-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790594103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asia--local studies/global themes ; ; 28.