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Making National Heroes (HB)
Synopsis:"Making National Heroes" is an ethnography of the commemoration of the Second World War in China, exploring how masculinity and nationalism entangle in recollecting war memories. It offers a feminist perspective and a gendered approach to exemplarist moral theory, theorizing exemplary men's cross-cultural significance in defining masculinities. This book is relevant to researchers in critical masculinity studies, anthropology, feminist methodology, China studies, and memory studies.
ISBN:9789888842759
Language:English
Author:Jacqueline Zhenru Lin
Author Biography:Jacqueline Zhenru Lin is a research assistant professor in the Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include the use of digital technology in Chinese NGOs, charity and volunteering in contemporary China, war memories, and local histories.
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