{"product_id":"uncrossing-the-borders-daphne-lei-9780472131372","title":"Uncrossing the Borders: Performing Chinese in Gendered (Trans)Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver many centuries, women on the Chinese stage committed suicide in beautiful and pathetic ways just before crossing the border for an interracial marriage. \u003ci\u003eUncrossing the Borders \u003c\/i\u003easks why this theatrical trope has remained so powerful and attractive. The book analyzes how national, cultural, and ethnic borders are inevitably gendered and incite violence against women in the name of the nation. The book surveys two millennia of historical, literary, dramatic texts, and sociopolitical references to reveal that this type of drama was especially popular when China was under foreign rule, such as in the Yuan (Mongol) and Qing (Manchu) dynasties, and when Chinese male literati felt desperate about their economic and political future, due to the dysfunctional imperial examination system. Daphne P. Lei covers border-crossing Chinese drama in major theatrical genres such as \u003ci\u003ezaju\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003echuanqi\u003c\/i\u003e, regional drama such as \u003ci\u003ejingju\u003c\/i\u003e (Beijing opera) and \u003ci\u003eyueju\u003c\/i\u003e (Cantonese opera), and modernized operatic and musical forms of such stories today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daphne Lei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472131370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472131372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020","brand":"Daphne Lei","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919900868863,"sku":"9780472131372","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_327bb157-5710-4e52-8591-233d9064877a.jpg?v=1680812534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncrossing-the-borders-daphne-lei-9780472131372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}