Hsieh Bao Hua

Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China

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Produktbeschreibung

Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China is a survey of the institutions and practice of concubinage and servitude in both the general populace and the imperial palace in Ming-Qing China, focusing on an examination on political and socioeconomic history through the lives of this particular group of distinct, yet associated, individuals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 792g
• ISBN-13: 9780739145142
• ISBN-10: 0739145142
• Artikelnr.: 40788488

Autorenporträt

Hsieh Bao Hua is professor of history at Western Oregon University.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: CONCUBINES AND SERVANTS IN THE GENERAL POPULACE Chapter One: The
Dimension of Human Trafficking Chapter Two: The Path of a Concubine Chapter
Three: Domestic Servants, Office Attendants, and Apprentices PART II:
IMPERIAL CONSORTS AND SERVANTS Chapter Four: Booi Elite and Harangga
Chapter Five: Ming Serving-Women Chapter Six: Qing Serving-Women and
Eunuchs Chapter Seven: Ritual Canon and Imperial Harem Conclusion