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  main title: Legitimacy building in late imperial and modern China
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  main title: Appearance politics
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subject: Power (Social sciences)--China--History
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subject: Masculinity--Political aspects--China
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subject: Politicians--China--Public opinion--History
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  authoritative label: Politicians--China--Public opinion--History
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subject: Clothing and dress--Political aspects--China
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  authoritative label: Clothing and dress--Political aspects--China
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subject: Beauty, Personal--Political aspects--China
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summary: Summary
  label: "Male leaders in Chinese history across the centuries were compelled to present images of masculinity, and exert control over their images, in efforts to secure and protect political legitimacy. This book presents a new framework for understanding the construction of political imagery in contested political arenas"-- Provided by publisher.
aap: Lu, Lex Jing, 1984-. Appearance politics
language: eng
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  date: 2026-07-08T06:41:43.326031+00:00
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  date: 2026-07-08
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  description language: eng
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  edition: full
  assigner: dlc
  classification portion: 951
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  status: uba
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  classification portion: DS740.2
table of contents: TableOfContents
  label: Introduction: why appearance politics matters to Chinese political history -- Physiognomy and political appearance in the early Ming: legitimizing Zhu Di's rise to power (1380-1424) -- Curating a Manchu masculine image: appearance politics at the Qing court -- Instrument upgrade: the rise of photography in appearance politics (1850-1910) -- Building the line of legitimacy: crafting Sun Yat-Sen political imagery in republican China -- Print, power, and masculinity: images of Mao and the communist leadership in the early People's Republic of China -- Conclusion: a brave new world of appearance politics.
geographic coverage: a-cc
aap-normalized: lulexjing1984appearancepolitics
supplementary content: index
supplementary content: bibliography