Go Nation Chinese Masculinities and the Game of Weiqi in China

Name: Go Nation Chinese Masculinities and the Game of Weiqi in China
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ISBN: 9780520276321

ISBN-10: 0520276329

ISBN-13: 9780520276321

Edition: 2013

Authors: Marc L. Moskowitz

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Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. As Chinese politics have changed over the last two millennia, so too has the imagery of the game. In Imperial times it was seen as a tool to seek religious enlightenment and was one of the four noble arts that were a requisite to becoming a cultured gentleman. During the Cultural Revolution it was a stigmatized emblem of the lasting effects of feudalism. Today, it marks the reemergence of cultured gentlemen as an idealized model of manhood.…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Multiple Metaphors and Mystical Imaginaries: A Cultural History of Weiqi



Nation, Race, and Man



Becoming Men: Children's Training in Contemporary China



A Certain Man: University Students, Amateurs, and Professionals



Retirement and Constructions of Masculinity among Working-Class Weiqi Players



Conclusion: Looking Forward to a Bygone Age


Notes


Glossary of Terms


Bibliography


Index