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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bret HinschPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9781442222335ISBN 10: 1442222336 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 28 August 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE): Separation of the Sexes Chapter 2: Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE): Honor Culture Chapter 3: Jin Dynasty (265–420 CE): Buddhism and Changing Masculinity Chapter 4: Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE): Masculine Honor and Women Chapter 5: Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE): Cultural Capital and Manhood Chapter 6: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE): Marginal Heroes Chapter 7: Late Qing and Republican Eras: Modernizing Masculinity Chapter 8: Revolution, Reform, and Beyond Glossary BibliographyReviewsHistorian Hinsch (Foguang Univ., Taiwan) chronicles changing ideals of manhood in China from the 11th century BCE to the present, viewing the evolution of Chinese masculinities as a continuous historical process sustained and characterized by men's relationships with familial ideologies, the state, economic conditions, and cultural others. Hinsch employs the concept 'hegemonic masculinity' to come to terms with masculine paragons invented by both mainstream society and marginal men. He argues that hegemonic masculine values in Chinese history were not fixed values or behaviors of certain groups of men, but rather discursive positions open for tapping by men of different social standings. Hinsch develops the bipartite model of wen (civil) and wu (martial) into a complex and mutable system encompassing educated and refined scholar-officials, the male honor culture encouraging vengeance and violence, and variants. The author draws on hagiographical and popular representations to document the development of manhood over the centuries. The nature of the sources restricts his analysis largely to Han Chinese visions. Comparable to Susan Mann's Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History (CH, Nov'12, 50-1627), Hinsch's book is indispensable for teaching gender and manhood in China. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. CHOICE The first historical survey of changing Chinese male identities, covering the entire chronology from the Zhou dynasty to the present day... It is an important and welcome contribution to a growing interest in Chinese masculinity studies ... [and] fills a significant void in Chinese gender studies... One cannot help but admire Hinsch's finesse and the extraordinary knowledge he possesses to create this analysis of changing male attributes... The strengths of this well-written and well-illustrated volume ... make this rich study an excellent source for teaching and research on Chinese gender relations. Women and Gender in Chinese Studies Review While writing about China has grown exponentially in recent decades, scholarly discussions of Chinese men as gendered objects have only just begun. Bret Hinsch's comprehensive history of Chinese masculinity is part of that beginning. It reveals how Chinese men thought and behaved from the distant past to current times, and it is an excellent introduction to anyone interested in understanding Chinese men and women. The book shows how some masculine values that are instantly recognizable in the West (such as honor) as well as some particularly Chinese ones (such as wen-wu) have persisted throughout the centuries. It is highly readable, and passages such as Chinese men's obsession with flowers in the Song Dynasty will entertain and enlighten modern readers. -- Kam Louie, University of Hong Kong While writing about China has grown exponentially in recent decades, scholarly discussions of Chinese men as gendered objects have only just begun. Bret Hinsch's comprehensive history of Chinese masculinity is part of that beginning. It reveals how Chinese men thought and behaved from the distant past to current times and it is an excellent introduction to anyone interested in understanding Chinese men and women. The book shows how some masculine values that are instantly recognizable in the West (such as honor) as well as some particularly Chinese ones (such as wen-wu) have persisted throughout the centuries. It is highly readable, and passages such as Chinese men's obsession with flowers in the Song Dynasty will entertain and enlighten modern readers. -- Kam Louie, University of Hong Kong Author InformationBret Hinsch is professor in the Department of History, Foguang University, Taiwan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |