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This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood – the \"wen\" (cultural attainment) and \"wu\" (martial prowess) dyad – has been transformed by the increasing integration of China in the international scene. It discusses how increased travel and contact between China and the West are having a profound impact; showing how increased interchange with Western men, for whom \"wu\" is a more significant ideal, has shifted the balance in the classic Chinese dichotomy; and how the huge emphasis on wealth creation in contemporary China has changed the notion of \"wen\" itself to include business management skills and monetary power. The book also considers the implications of Chinese \"soft power\" outside China for the reconfigurations in masculinity ideals in the global setting. The rising significance of Chinese culture enables Chinese cultural norms, including ideals of manhood, to be increasingly integrated in the international sphere and to become hybridised. The book also examines the impact of the Japanese and Korean waves on popular conceptions of desirable manhood in China. Overall, it demonstrates that social constructions of Chinese masculinity have changed more fundamentally and become more global in the last three decades than any other time in the last three thousand years.
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This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood – the \"wen\" (cultural attainment) and \"wu\" (martial prowess) dyad – has been transformed by the increasing integration of China in the international scene. It discusses how increased travel and contact between China and the West are having a profound impact; showing how increased interchange with Western men, for whom \"wu\" is a more significant ideal, has shifted the balance in the classic Chinese dichotomy; and how the huge emphasis on wealth creation in contemporary China has changed the notion of \"wen\" itself to include business management skills and monetary power. The book also considers the implications of Chinese \"soft power\" outside China for the reconfigurations in masculinity ideals in the global setting. The rising significance of Chinese culture enables Chinese cultural norms, including ideals of manhood, to be increasingly integrated in the international sphere and to become hybridised. The book also examines the impact of the Japanese and Korean waves on popular conceptions of desirable manhood in China. Overall, it demonstrates that social constructions of Chinese masculinity have changed more fundamentally and become more global in the last three decades than any other time in the last three thousand years.
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What is Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World about?
This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood – the \"wen\" (cultural attainment) and \"wu\" (martial prowess) dyad – has been transformed by the increasing integration of China in the international scene. It discusses how increased travel and contact between China and the West are having a profound impact; showing how increased interchange with Western men, for whom \"wu\" is a more significant ideal, has shifted the balance in the classic Chinese dichotomy; and how the huge emphasis on wealth creation in contemporary China has changed the notion of \"wen\" itself to include business management skills and monetary power. The book also considers the implications of Chinese \"soft power\" outside China for the reconfigurations in masculinity ideals in the global setting. The rising significance of Chinese culture enables Chinese cultural norms, including ideals of manhood, to be increasingly integrated in the international sphere and to become hybridised. The book also examines the impact of the Japanese and Korean waves on popular conceptions of desirable manhood in China. Overall, it demonstrates that social constructions of Chinese masculinity have changed more fundamentally and become more global in the last three decades than any other time in the last three thousand years.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies
Where can I read a sample of Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781134651306
Is Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Culture, Society, Business in East Asia Series
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World?
Kam Louie
Who is the Publisher of the book Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World is available as ebook(ISBN 9781134651306) and pdf(ISBN 9781134651238)