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Elaine Jeffreys - Sex in China (China Today) - 9780745656144 - V9780745656144
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Sex in China (China Today)

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Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book explores what it means to talk about sex in present-day China, where sex and sexuality are more and more visible in everyday life. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015

Sex in China introduces readers to some of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Chinese sexual behaviours and attitudes, and public discussions of sex, since the 1980s. The book explores what it means to talk about �sex� in present-day China, where sex and sexuality are more and more visible in everyday life. Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu situate China�s changing sexual culture, and how it is governed, in the socio-political history of the People�s Republic of China. They demonstrate that Chinese governmental authorities and policies do not set out strictly to ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
China Today
Condition
New
Weight
356g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745656144
SKU
V9780745656144
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Elaine Jeffreys
Elaine Jeffreys is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Associate Professor in China Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney Dr Haiqing Yu is Senior Lecturer of Chinese media and culture at the University of New South Wales (Australia)

Reviews for Sex in China (China Today)
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 "This nuanced reading of a vast nation's sexual evolution offers a sensible corrective to simplistic notions of a sexophobic government or increased freedom as a result of China's economic spurt. By placing sexuality as negotiated within the socio-political and economic context rather than positing it as some wild, elusive thing that subverts ... Read more

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