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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schillinger, Nicolas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group : Lexington Books, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1498531695
9781498531696