{"product_id":"the-libertines-friend-9780226857923","title":"The Libertines Friend","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncovers the history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, this title offers an exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an ambitious study that analyzes a long list of erotic and romantic fiction from the late Ming to the late Qing to argue that male homosexuality provides a somewhat unlikely arena in which the notions and institutions of gender, love, ethics, law, and politics are brought into play.\" (David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400145150295,"sku":"9780226857923","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-libertines-friend-9780226857923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}