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In the twentieth century, China underwent a monumental dynastic change and was transformed from an outmoded monarchy into a modern communist state. This century of revolutionary change was marked by political upheaval and social chaos. It was a period in which Chinese began to go abroad to study and conduct business while foreigners came to China for economic opportunity and adventure. In the process, Chinese and foreigners began to meet and form romantic relationships. These love affairs (fengliu yunshi ????) are notable because they coincided with the last phase of Western imperialism, including its lingering racial prejudices and even laws against interracial sexual relationships. Conversely in China, there were periodic outbreaks of hostility and violence against foreigners. This book explores the interracial relationships of twenty-two people who, transcended these obstacles to cross color lines and fall in love.
Published | Jul 14 2023 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 196 |
ISBN | 9781538176276 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Illustrations | 20 b/w photos; 3 maps; |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Although Westerners often depict Chinese in monolithic terms, this book shows that individuals from different cultures dealt with one another in many different ways. Mungello documents a wide range of relationships between Chinese and Westerners - romantic and pragmatic, real and imaginary, devoted and transitory, intense and flirtatious. The reader comes away with a sense of the variety of interactions that are possible between people of very different cultures.
Bret Hinsch, author of Women in Ancient China, Women in Early Medieval China, Women in Imperial China
This book is available on Bloomsbury Collections where your library has access.
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