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Women in Ming China

By Bret Hinsch

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Year
2021
ISBN
2020052106, 2020052107, 9781538152966, 9781538152973
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6101968 bytes)
Pages
\211
Time added
2021-05-14 14:47:16

Description

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and virtues. He considers not only the lived world of women, but also delves into their emotional life and the ideals they pursued. Drawing on a wide range of Western and Chinese primary and secondary sources—including standard histories, poetry, prose literature, and epitaphs—Hinsch makes an important period of Chinese women’s history accessible to Western readers.

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