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Zusatztext Eschewing theoretical cant and abstruse number crunching! Elizabeth J. Remick has written the kind of political science that historians like: one that is richly documented in archives and other primary sources and tells an important story about historical change that is interesting in its own right but also of broader comparative significance. Remick's excellent book brings the perspective of gender to bear on state building in early-twentieth-century China through case studies of the regulation of prostitution in three cities! Hangzhou! Kunming! and Guangzhou! each of which exemplifies a distinct approach to the issue." Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth J. Remick is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. She is the author of Building Local States: China During the Republican and Post-Mao Eras (2004). Klappentext Elizabeth J. Remick is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. She is the author of Building Local States: China During the Republican and Post-Mao Eras (2004). Zusammenfassung DRAFT (to be approved by sponsor): The book examines the history of regulated prostitution in twentieth-century China as a way to show how, in concrete, monetary terms, government officials' choices about gender and sexuality—what is acceptable behavior for women and men in these areas—can make local government bigger, more complex, wealthier, more powerful, or just the opposite.
