The body and military masculinity in Late Qing and early republican China: the art of governing soldiers
This study examines the cultural effects of China's adoption of a European military model in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It argues that there was a conceptual reconfiguration of Chinese masculinity and citizenship and focuses on how the body was conceived, shaped by physi...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD
Lexington Books
2016
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4733181
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| Summary: | This study examines the cultural effects of China's adoption of a European military model in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It argues that there was a conceptual reconfiguration of Chinese masculinity and citizenship and focuses on how the body was conceived, shaped by physical fitness and medical practices, and controlled. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781498531696 |