Obsession : male same-sex relations in China, 1900-1950 / Wenqing Kang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kang, Wenqing.

Series:

Queer Asia.

Queer Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Male homosexuality--China.

Male homosexuality.

Gay men--China.

Gay men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 entertainment news and opinion pieces related to same-sex relations published in the tabloid press.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 - The Language of Male Same-Sex Relations in China

2 - Sexology

3 - Literary Intimacies

4 - Tabloid Sex and Cultural Conservatives

5 - Actors and Patrons

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-184) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Kang, Wenqing Obsession

ISBN:

9786612709210

9789882207233

9882207235

9781282709218

1282709216

9789888052615

9888052616

OCLC:

647840261