Chinese Women in the Imperial Past: New Perspectives 9004110658, 9789004110656

The present volume is the result of a Leiden University workshop on women in imperial China by a group of international

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Chinese Women in the Imperial Past: New Perspectives
9004110658, 9789004110656

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