Western Queers in China - Flight to the Land of Oz

Informationen zum Autor D. E. Mungello has been a leading scholar in Sino-Western history. From 1979 to 2016 he founded and edited a journal dedicated to the post-Mao Zedong era revival of contacts between Chinese and foreign historians. His books include Leibniz and Confucianism , Curious Land , The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800 , The Spirit and the Flesh in Shandong, 1650-1785 , Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide since 1650 , Western Queers in China: Flight to the Land of Oz, The Catholic Invasion of China , This Suffering is my Joy: The Underground Church in Eighteenth-Century China and Interracial Lovers in Revolutionary China . He is the Professor of History Emeritus at Baylor University. Klappentext This unique work examines the role played by sexuality in the historical encounter between China and the West. Distinguished historian D. E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study traces the lives of two dozen men, many previously unknown to have same-sex desire, who fled to China and in the process influenced perceptions of Chinese culture to this day. This escapism engendered casual sexual encounters, serious friendships, and substantive intellectual relationships, all of which had a profound impact on shaping the modern Western conception of China. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Flight to the Land of Oz Chapter 2: The Exotic Appeal of Chinese Boy-Actors Chapter 3: Establishing Friendships in Imperial China Chapter 4: Establishing Friendships in Post-1911 China Chapter 5: Establishing Intellectual Connections with China Chapter 6: The Reorientation of Western Aesthetics Epilogue

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: D. E. Mungello, Mungello D. E.
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9781442215566
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1556-6
• Pages: 212
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Regional Studies, Asian History, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Asian studies;China studies, LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics, Asian studies; China studies