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Harriet Evans - Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949 - 9780745613987 - V9780745613987
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Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949

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Description for Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949 Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls.

This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. It examines a wide range of materials - the official and popular press, women's magazines, sex education publications, self-help guides and medical advice pamphlets - and compares and contrasts the various discourses of sexuality and the meanings associated with 'woman' that emerge from them. It considers the role ... Read more

This is a highly original contribution to the growing body of literature on women and gender in China. It will appeal to students and scholars of modern and contemporary China, and to all those engaged in current debates about sexuality and gender in international feminist scholarship.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745613987
SKU
V9780745613987
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1

About Harriet Evans
Harriet Evans is the author of Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949, published by Wiley.

Reviews for Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949
"Scholarly analysis and imaginative insight combine to provide the reader with an original and up-to-date textual study of sex and sexuality in China ... in emphasizing female sexuality, this sensitive study explores the hitherto missing dimension of previous studies of women and gender in China." Elisabeth Croll, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London "Political change has ... Read more

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