{"product_id":"passions-of-the-cut-sleeve-the-male-homosexual-tradition-in-china-9780520078697","title":"Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China","description":"The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, \u003ci\u003ePassions of the Cut Sleeve\u003c\/i\u003e shatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices-and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society-emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books, \u003ci\u003ePassions of the Cut Sleeve\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-155061\"\u003eBret Hinsch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.32w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520078697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520078691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC012000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC032000\"\u003eGender Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBret Hinsch\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296951202029,"sku":"9780520078697","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_413e070f-90d1-4a19-8422-a2e3bf412293.jpg?v=1697216948","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/passions-of-the-cut-sleeve-the-male-homosexual-tradition-in-china-9780520078697","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}