Male homosexuality in modern Japan : cultural myths and social realities / Mark J. McLelland. by McLelland, Mark J., 1966-2020

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Homosexuality in Japanese history -- Just like a girl : images of homosexual men as feminine -- The love between "beautiful boys" in women's comics -- Gay men as women's best friends and ideal marriage partners -- Images of homosexuality in the gay media -- Interviews with Japanese gay men -- Japanese gay men's self-understanding -- Is there a Japanese gay identity?…”
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Asian masculinities : the meaning and practice of manhood in China and Japan / edited by Kam Louie and Morris Low.

Table of Contents: “…Chinese, Japanese and global masculine identities / Kam Louie -- "Beautiful boys made up as beautiful girls": anti-masculine taste in Qing China / Cuncun Wu -- Mr butterfly in defunct capital: "soft" masculinity and (mis)engendering China / Yiyan Wang -- Gay men, masculinity and the media in Japan / Mark McLelland -- The emperor's sons go to war: competing masculinities in modern Japan / Morris Low -- Sport and the construction of masculinity in the Japanese education system / Richard Light -- Creating corporate warriors: the "salaryman" and masculinity in Japan / Romit Dasgupta -- Rethinking male socialisation: life histories of Japanese male youth / Futoshi Taga -- The cooking man in modern Japanese literature / Tomoko Aoyama -- Desire and masculinity at the margins in Gu Cheng's ying'er / Simon Patton -- Male gender identity among Chinese male migrants / Ray Hibbins -- "Angry yellow men": cultural space for diasporic Chinese masculinities / Tseen Khoo.…”
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