Theorising Chinese masculinity
by Kam Louie
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First published: 2002
1 language
ISBN: 9780521119047
Description
In the first comprehensive analysis of Chinese masculinity, Kam Louie uses the concepts of wen (cultural attainment) and wu (martial valour) to explain attitudes to masculinity. This revises most Western analyses of Asian masculinity that rely on the yin-yang binary. Examining classical and contemporary Chinese literature and film, the book also looks at the Chinese diaspora to consider Chinese masculinity within and outside China.
