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Gods, ghosts, and gangsters : ritual violence, martial arts, and masculinity on the margins of Chinese society / Avron Boretz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boretz, Avron Albert, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martial arts--China--Religious aspects.
- Martial arts.
- Martial arts--Taiwan--Religious aspects.
- Violence--China--Religious aspects.
- Violence.
- Violence--Taiwan--Religious aspects.
- Masculinity--China.
- Masculinity.
- Masculinity--Taiwan.
- Taiwan.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Violence, honor, and manhood
- Taidong : the mountains and beyond
- Fire and fury
- Tales from the jianghu
- Wine, women, and song
- Conclusion : faces of the gods.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Boretz, Avron Albert, 1956- Gods, ghosts, and gangsters.
- ISBN:
- 9780824860714
- 0824860713
- Publisher Number:
- 99988160838
- 3324197
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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