This first book-length study of gender relations in the Lower Yangzi region during the High Qing era (c. 1683-1839) chal
464 66 10MB
English Pages 340 [333] Year 1997
Report DMCA / Copyright
DOWNLOAD FILE
478 45 8MB Read more
When it was first published in 1984, this book filled an acknowledged gap in the social history of the period and made a
196 14 377KB Read more
Groundbreaking and original, this study is the first to examine the contribution of women to the Republic of Letters of
176 93 11MB Read more
In the late eighteenth century, decentralized and chaotic government in Egypt allowed women a freedom of action that has
166 4 22MB Read more
Was the century of Voltaire also the century of women? In the eighteenth century changes in the nature of work, family
363 69 5MB Read more
Top scholars in eighteenth-century studies examine the significance of the parallel devaluations of women's culture
193 66 2MB Read more
The 18th century is unfolded with a view of acquainting the lay reader and the professed student of history with the for
780 143 14MB Read more
With contributions from historians, literary critics, and geographers, Curious Encounters uncovers a rich history of glo
565 75 15MB Read more
This innovative volume presents for the first time collective expertise on women's magazines and periodicals of the
617 52 43MB Read more
David Hempton's history of the vibrant period between 1650 and 1832 engages with a truly global story: that of Chri
295 123 3MB Read more