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The Quest for Gentility in China - Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class (Hardcover)
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The Quest for Gentility in China - Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
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The quest for gentility has shaped Chinese civilization and the
formation of culture in China until the present day. This book
analyzes social aspirations and cultural practices in China from
1550 to 1999, showing how the notion of gentility has evolved and
retained its relevance in China from late imperial times until the
modern day. Gentility denotes the way of the gentleman and
gentlewoman. The concept of gentility transcends the categories of
gender and class and provides important new insights into the ways
Chinese men and women lived their lives, perceived their world and
constructed their cultural environment. In contrast to analyses of
the elite, perceptions of gentility relate to ideals, ambitions,
desires, social capital, cultural sophistication, literary
refinement, aesthetic appreciation, moral behaviour, femininity and
gentlemanly elegance, rather than to actual status or power. Twelve
international leading scholars present multi-disciplinary
approaches to explore the images, artefacts and transmission of
gentility across the centuries in historical and literary
situations, popular and high culture, private and official
documents, poetry clubs, garden culture and aesthetic guidebooks.
This volume changes the ways we look at Chinese cultural history,
literature, women and gender issues and offers new perspectives on
Chinese sources.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia |
Release date: |
December 2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Editors: |
Daria Berg
• Chloe Starr
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-43586-4 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
History >
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General
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LSN: |
0-415-43586-2 |
Barcode: |
9780415435864 |
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