Women in imperial China
By: Bret Hinsch
Series: Asian voices : a subseries of Asia/Pacific/perspectives; Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781442271647; 9781442271654
Subjects: Social conditions; Women; History
Description: "This clear and accessible text provides a comprehensive survey of women's history in China from the Neolithic period up to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Ancient Beginnings: Prehistory, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties; title: Chapter 2. Womanhood under Empire: Qin and Han Dynasties; title: Chapter 3. Order Out of Chaos: The Early Medieval Era; title: Chapter 4. An Era of Effervescence: Tang Dynasty; title: Chapter 5. The Great Transition: Song Dynasty; title: Chapter 6. Explorations and Restraints: Ming Dynasty; title: Chapter 7. Pondering Possibilities: Qing Dynasty.