Women in Ancient China 9781538115411, 9781538115404

This pioneering book provides a comprehensive survey of ancient Chinese women's history, covering thousands of year

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Women in Ancient China
9781538115411, 9781538115404

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In the West, the story of Ancient China is less familiar to us than that of Ancient Egypt or Rome, but it is no less abs

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This important book provides the first comprehensive survey of women in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties from the

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In this volume, Mu-chou Poo offers a new overview of daily life in ancient China. Synthesizing a range of textual and ar

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Analyzing the protracted cultural debate in modern China over what and how women should write, this book focuses on two

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Women and Power in Imperial China focuses on the status and roles of women in China, especially those who had a signific

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Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the history of the great Chinese empire and the customs and traditions of

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