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Women in Early Medieval China

  • ISBN-13: 9781538117965
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Bret Hinsch
  • Price: AUD $246.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/11/2018
  • Format: Hardback 234 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Asian history [HBJF]
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This important study provides the only comprehensive survey of Chinese women during the early medieval period of disunion, which lasted from the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD to the reunification of China by the Sui dynasty in 581 AD, also known as the Six Dynasties. Bret Hinsch offers rich descriptions of the most important aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, and religious roles. He traces women's lived experiences as well as the emotional life and the ideals they pursued. Building on the best Western and Japanese scholarship, Hinsch also draws heavily on Chinese primary sources and scholarship, most of which is unknown outside China. As the first study in English about women in the early medieval era, this groundbreaking book will open a new window into Chinese history for Western readers.
Chronology of Medieval Chinese Dynasties and Eras Introduction 1 Family 2 Mothers 3 Politics 4 Work 5 Religion 6 Learning 7 Virtue 8 Ideals Conclusion: An Awakening of Female Consciousness Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
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