Intersections: Review, Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China
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1. The story of contemporary Chinese culture is, to a large degree, a story of amalgamation: cultural identities in China form in relation to a number of competing discourses and traditions—from consumerism and nationalism, to Maoism and Confucianism. In their compelling work Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China, Geng Song and Derek Hird carefully examine the production and performance of masculinities through the prism of these dynamic social, cultural, and economic traditions.
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