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Theorising Chinese Masculinity: Society and Gender in China. By Kam Louie. [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 239 pp. ISBN 0-521-80621-6.]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2003

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In his introduction to Theorising Chinese Masculinity, Kam Louie rightly points out that while a great deal has been written on the topic of femininity in China, the study of masculinity remains remarkably untouched. A few historical and literary studies have started to appear, but next to nothing has been done to “systematically conceptualize the theoretical underpinning of Chinese masculinities in general terms” (p. 3).

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© The China Quarterly, 2003