Overview

This book shows how East Asian masculinities are being formed and transformed as Asia is increasingly globalized. The gender roles performed by Chinese and Japanese men are examined not just as they are lived in Asia, but also in the West. The essays collected here enhance current understandings of East Asian identities and cultures as well as Western conceptions of gender and sexuality. While basic issues such as masculine ideals in China and Japan are examined, the book also addresses issues including homosexuality, women's perceptions of men, the role of sport and food and Asian men in the Chinese diaspora.

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Author:   Kam Louie ,  Morris Low (University of Queensland, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415511087

ISBN 10:   0415511089
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   13 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 CHINESE, JAPANESE AND GLOBAL MASCULINE IDENTITIES, KamLouie; Part 1 Part I“SOFT” MASCULINITIES; Chapter 2 “BEAUTIFUL BOYS MADE UP AS BEAUTIFUL GIRLS”, Cuncun Wu; Chapter 3 MR BUTTERFLY IN DEFUNCT CAPITAL, YiyanWang; Chapter 4 GAY MEN, MASCULINITY AND THE MEDIA IN JAPAN, MarkMcLelland; Part 2 Part II MARTIAL VALOURS; Chapter 5 THE EMPEROR'S SONS GO TO WAR, Morris Low; Chapter 6 SPORT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITY IN THE JAPANESE EDUCATION SYSTEM, Richard Light; Chapter 7 CREATING CORPORATE WARRIORS, Romit Dasgupta; Part 3 Part III TRACING LIVES; Chapter 8 RETHINKING MALE SOCIALISATION, FutoshiTaga; Chapter 9 THE COOKING MAN IN MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE, TomokoAoyama; Chapter 10 DESIRE AND MASCULINITY AT THE MARGINS IN GU CHENG'S YING'ER, Simon Patton; Part 4 Part IV GLOBAL MASCULINITIES; Chapter 11 MALE GENDER IDENTITIES AMONG CHINESE MALE MIGRANTS, RayHibbins; Chapter 12 “ANGRY YELLOW MEN”, Tseen Khoo; CONCLUSION, Morris Low;

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Kam Louie is Professor of Chinese Studies, University of Queensland. Author or co-author of numerous books and articles on Chinese culture, including Inheriting Tradition (Oxford UP, 1986), Chinese Literature in the Twentieth Century (Columbia UP, 1997), The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture (Routledge, 1998) and Theorising Chinese Masculinity (Cambridge UP, 2002). Morris Low is senior lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Queensland. He is an historian of Japan with interests in science and technology, Australian-Japan relations, art, and issues relating to identity. He is the editor of Science, Technology and R&D in Japan, 3 vols. (Routledge, 2001) and co-author of Science, Technology and Society in Contemporary Japan (Cambridge UP, 1999). He recently edited special issues of the journals Asian Studies Review (Blackwell), Osiris (University of Chicago Press) and History and Anthropology (Harwood)>

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