Lost bodies prostitution and masculinity in Chinese fiction / [electronic resource] :
by Paola Zamperini.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- xi, 238 p. : ill.
- Women and gender in China studies, v. 3 1877-5772 ; .
- Women and gender in China studies ; v. 3. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paradise lost : the fantastic childhood of a courtesan to be -- Lost and found : the socialization of the prostituted body -- Family matters : patterns of solidarity and discord in the brothel -- Nobody's son : prostitution and the disintegration of the family romance -- Taking flight poverty, sickness, and death -- Epilogue : back to the future : nostalgia and prostitution.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Prostitution--History.--China Prostitutes--History.--China Prostitutes in literature--History.