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. Ed(S): Goodman, Bryna; Larson, Wendy - Gender in Motion - 9780742538245 - V9780742538245
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Gender in Motion

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Description for Gender in Motion Hardback. Editor(s): Goodman, Bryna; Larson, Wendy. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Bringing together the work of distinguished China historians, anthropologists, and literary and film scholars, Gender in Motion raises provocative questions about the diversity of gender practices during the late imperial society and the persistence and transformation of older gender ideologies under the conditions of modernity in China. While several studies have investigated gender or labor in late imperial and twentieth century China, this book brings these two concepts together, asking how these two categories interacted and produced new social practices and theories. Individual chapters examine agricultural and urban work, travel within China, overseas study, polyandry, the acting profession, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742538245
SKU
V9780742538245
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Goodman, Bryna; Larson, Wendy
Bryna Goodman is associate professor of history at the University of Oregon. Wendy Larson is professor of East Asian languages and literatures at the University of Oregon.

Reviews for Gender in Motion
This is a useful addition to sexuality and gender studies on China.
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Gender in Motion is a rich and fascinating collection of essays on gender divisions of labor and space in late imperial and modern China. . . . All of the essays in the book are beautifully written, insightful and well edited. Taken together, the collection ... Read more

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