{"product_id":"sexual-life-in-ancient-china-a-preliminary-survey-of-chinese-sex-and-society-from-ca-1500-b-c-till-1644-a-d-paperback","title":"Sexual Life in Ancient China: A Preliminary Survey of Chinese Sex and Society from Ca. 1500 B.C. Till 1644 A.D. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Goldin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eR. H. Van Gulik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1961 Robert van Gulik published his pioneering overview of \u003ci\u003eSexual Life in Ancient China\u003c\/i\u003e. This edition of the work is preceded by an elaborate \u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e by Paul Rakita Goldin assessing the value of Van Gulik's volume, the subject itself, and its author. The introduction is followed by an extensive and up-to-date \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e on the subject, which guides the modern reader in the literature on the field which appeared after the publication of Van Gulik's volume.\u003cbr\u003e One of the criticisms in 1961 regarded the Latin translations of passages deemed too explicit by Van Gulik. In this 2002 edition all Latin has for the first time been translated into unambiguous English, thus making the full text widely available to an academic audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR.H. van Gulik\u003c\/b\u003e, (1910-1967) studied Law and Oriental Languages at the Universities of Leiden and Utrecht, and in 1935 took his doctor's degree with honours on a thesis dealing with the horse cult in India, Tibet, and the Far East. Having entered the Netherlands Foreign Service in that same year, he held posts in Tokyo, Chunking (Nanking), Washington, New Delhi, Beirut, and Kuala Lumpur. His last posting was as Netherlands ambassador in Japan. Dr. van Gulik, who, after his thesis, continued to make valuable contributions to Sanskrit and Far Eastern studies, is also well-known as the author of the series of detective stories about Judge Dee.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul R. Goldin\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Chinese Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRituals of the Way: The Philosophy of Xunzi\u003c\/i\u003e (Open Court, 1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Sex in Ancient China\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002). He is also a co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eReader of Traditional Chinese Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Hawai'i Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.25 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521991729459,"sku":"9789004764620","price":104.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IvCND-OdbA9789004764620.webp?v=1781962345","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sexual-life-in-ancient-china-a-preliminary-survey-of-chinese-sex-and-society-from-ca-1500-b-c-till-1644-a-d-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}