| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) |
| Contents |
Prologue: Sexual Politics and State Politics -- Part I. Early China, 1250 BC-317 CE -- The Institution and Values of Royal Polygamy -- Empresses and Consorts of the Former Han, 206 BCE-25 CE -- The Later Han to the End of the Western Jin, 25-317 -- Conclusion to Part I: A Review of Themes from the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts -- Part II. The Eastern Jin to the Reign of Wu Zetian, 317-712 -- The Period of Disunity, 317-589 -- The Sui and Early Tang Dynasties to Empress Wu, 581-705 -- Conclusion to Part II: The Question of Female Rulership -- Part III. The High Tang to the Liao, 712-1125 -- The Tang from Xuanzong to Its Fall, 712-907 -- The Love Affair of an Aging Emperor and his Young Consort -- The Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, and the Liao, 907-1125 -- Concludion to Part III: Strong Women and Weak Men |
| Summary |
Chinese rulers guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, sometimes in the thousands. Women Shall Not Rule is a fascinating history of the imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony-rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe polygamous emperors and women rulers throughout Chinese history. Displaying rare historical breadth, his |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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Emperors' spouses -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Mistresses -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Polygamy -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Concubinage -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Emperors' spouses -- China -- Biography
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Mistresses -- China -- Biography
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Women -- Political activity -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Sex role -- China -- History -- To 1500
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Concubinage
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Emperors' spouses
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Mistresses
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Politics and government
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Polygamy -- Political aspects
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Sex role
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Women -- Political activity
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Hofcultuur.
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Vrouwen.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Politics and government -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024156
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China -- Politics and government -- 960-1279. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024160
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China
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China.
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021676679 |
| ISBN |
9781442222908 |
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1442222905 |
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9781442222908 |
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1299713025 |
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9781299713024 |
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1538141949 |
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9781538141946 |
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