Goldin: Culture of Sex Anct China P

by Paul Rakita Goldin

Book Overview

The subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Discussed openly and seriously as a fundamental topic of human speculation, it was an important source of imagery and terminology that informed the classical Chinese conception of social and political relationships. This sophisticated and long-standing tradition, however, has been all but neglected by modern historians. In The Culture of Sex in Ancient China, Paul Rakita Goldin addresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824824059
• ISBN13: 9780824824051
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"