Woman and Chinese Modernity: The Politics of Reading between West and East (Volume 75) (Theory and History of Literature)

We Live In An Era In Which The Critique Of The West Has Become Not Only Possible But Mandatory. Where Does This Critique Leave Those Peoples Whose Entry Into Culture Is, Precisely Because Of The History Of Western Imperialism, Already Westernized? This Is The Primary Question Rey Chow Addresses In Woman And Chinese Modernity.--book Cover. 1. Seeing Modern China: Toward A Theory Of Ethnic Spectatorship --- 2. Mandarin Ducks And Butterflies: An Exercise In Popular Readings --- 3. Modernity And Narration -- In Feminine Detail --- 4. Loving Women: Masochism, Fantasy, And The Idealization Of The Mother. Rey Chow. Based In Part On The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--stanford University, 1986. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-190) And Index. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 1. Seeing Modern China: Toward a Theory of Ethnic Spectatorship......Page 22 2. Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies: An Exercise in Popular Readings......Page 53 3. Modernity and Narration—in Feminine Detail......Page 103 4. Loving Women: Masochism, Fantasy, and the Idealization of the Mother......Page 140 Notes......Page 192 C......Page 212 G......Page 213 M......Page 214 S......Page 215 Z......Page 216 Bringing together a variety of texts about modern China, Chow examines the relationship of "woman" with issues of non-Western culture, including ethnic spectatorship, popular literature, the construction of literary history and the revolutionary production and reception of national literature. Examines the relationship of "woman" to issues of non-Western culture: ethnic spectatorship, popular literature, the construction of literary history, and the revolutionary production and emotional reception of national literature.