| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Asia/Pacific/Perspectives |
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Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Contents |
The context : early imperial China -- Kinship -- Wealth and work -- Law -- Government -- Learning -- Ritual -- Cosmology |
| Summary |
After a long spell of chaos, the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BCE-220 CE) saw the unification of the Chinese Empire under a single ruler, government, and code of law. During this era, changing social and political institutions affected the ways people conceived of womanhood. New ideals were promulgated, and women's lives gradually altered to conform to them. And under the new political system, the rulers' consorts and their families obtained powerful roles that allowed women unprecedented influence in the highest level of government. Recognized as the leading work in the field, this introductor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- China -- History
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Women -- China -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Han Dynasty (China)
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Qin Dynasty (China)
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Women
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Women -- Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024040
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China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024043
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780742568242 |
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0742568245 |
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0742568237 |
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9780742568235 |
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