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Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting: Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras

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Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting: Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras. / Su, Lezhou; Hird, Derek.
In: Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China, Vol. 23, No. 1, 31.08.2021, p. 110-136.

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Su, L & Hird, D 2021, 'Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting: Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras', Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 110-136. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685268-02310014

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Su, L., & Hird, D. (2021). Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting: Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras. Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China, 23(1), 110-136. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685268-02310014

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Su L, Hird D. Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting: Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras. Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China. 2021 Aug 31;23(1):110-136. Epub 2021 Aug 16. doi: 10.1163/15685268-02310014

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Su, Lezhou ; Hird, Derek. / Conflicting masculinities in Ha Jin’s Waiting : Talented scholars and ruthless men of action in China’s Mao and post-Mao eras. In: Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China. 2021 ; Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 110-136.

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