The fox spirit, the stone maiden, and other transgender histories from late imperial china
Auteur :
Sommer, Matthew H.
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231214131
Date de publication :
19 mars 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book is a groundbreaking study of transgender lives and practices in late imperial China. Through close readings of court cases, as well as Ming and Qing fiction and nineteenth-century newspaper accounts, Matthew H. Sommer examines the social, legal, and cultural histories of gender crossing.