Confucian Image Politics: Masculine Morality in Seventeenth-Century China, written by Ying Zhang, 2017 (original) (raw)
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Confucian Image Politics explores the image tactics employed by educated Confucian males during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, focusing on the Donglin faction and its rivals. It emphasizes the role of print culture in shaping public images and offers insights into how concepts of loyalty and filiality evolved amid political upheaval. The study's nuanced examination of compelling figures, such as Zheng Man, illustrates the complexities of moral representation in a tumultuous historical context.
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