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Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai - Women Playing Men
Jin Jiang
Explores the influence of Yue opera - a subgenre of Chinese opera that transformed all-male opera into an all-female art form, with women cross-dressing as male characters. This volume details the contributions of opera stars and related professionals and examines the relationships among actresses, patrons, and fans.
352 pages, 26 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 14, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780295988436 |
| Publishers | University of Washington Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 30 mm · 658 g |
| Language | English |