Asian Masculinities: The Meaning and Practice of Manhood in China and Japan
ISBN: 9780203987933
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
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Subjects: Area Studies; Asian Studies; Gender Studies; Sexuality;

This book shows how East Asian masculinities are being formed and transformed as Asia is increasingly globalized. The gender roles performed by Chinese and Japanese men are examined not just as they are lived in Asia, but also in the West. The essays collected here enhance current understandings of East Asian identities and cultures as well as Western conceptions of gender and sexuality. While basic issues such as masculine ideals in China and Japan are examined, the book also addresses issues including homosexuality, women's perceptions of men, the role of sport and food and Asian men in the Chinese diaspora.

Kam Louie is Professor of Chinese Studies in the Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University. Recent publications include the co-authored The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture (1998) and Theorising Chinese Masculinity: Society and Gender in China (2002).Morris Low is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Asian Languages and Studies at the University of Queensland. He is co-author of Science, Technology andSociety in Contemporary Japan (1999) and the editor of many volumes including Science, Technology and R&D in Japan (2001).

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