After Eunuchs Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China |
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| Author:
| Chiang, Howard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18578-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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Howard Chiang traces the genealogy of sexual knowledge in China from the demise of eunuchism to the emergence of transsexuality, showing its role in the formation of Chinese modernity. Theoretically sophisticated and far-reaching, After Eunuchs is an innovative contribution to the history and philosophy of science and queer and Sinophone studies.
Howard Chiang traces the genealogy of sexual knowledge in China from the demise of eunuchism to the emergence of transsexuality, showing its role in the formation of Chinese modernity. Theoretically sophisticated and far-reaching, After Eunuchs is an innovative contribution to the history and philosophy of science and queer and Sinophone studies.