Obsession: Male Same-Sex Relations in China, 1900-1950 (Queer Asia Series)
by Wenqing Kang
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This is the most serious study to date on the topic of male same-sex relations in China during the early twentieth century, illuminating male same-sex relations in many sites: language, translated sexological writings, literary works, tabloid newspapers,and opera. Documenting how nationalism and colonial modernity reconfigured Chinese discourses on sex between men in the early twentieth century, Wenqing Kang has amassed a wealth of material previously overlooked by scholars, such as the show more entertainment news and opinion pieces related to same-sex relations published in the tabloid press. show lessTags
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- Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, LGBTQ+, History, Anthropology
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- 306.7662095109041 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Sexual relations Sexual orientation, transgender identity, intersexuality Homosexuality Male homosexuality History, geographic treatment, biography Asia
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- HQ76.35 .C6 .K36 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sexual life
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