Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book)
by Francesca Bray
Category: History

Exploring eight centuries of private life in China, anthropologist Francesca Bray counters Western perceptions of subservient Oriental women and reveals that female heirarchies within Chinese families reinforced the power of wives, whose responsibilities included ritual activities, financial management, and the education of children. Illus.