Lisa Tran

Concubines in Court

Marriage and Monogamy in Twentieth-Century China

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book analyzes marriage and family reform in modern China. As the first in-depth study of the meaning and practice of monogamy and concubinage, Tran’s work makes an important contribution to our understanding of Chinese society and legal norms. Poised at the intersection of Chinese history, women’s history, and legal history, this book makes a significant contribution to all three fields.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781442245891
• ISBN-10: 1442245891
• Artikelnr.: 41751004

Autorenporträt

Lisa Tran is associate professor of modern Chinese history at California State University, Fullerton.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter One:Concubinage as Legal and Social History
Chapter Two:Concubinage under Early Republican Law
Chapter Three:Concubinage under GMD Law
Chapter Four: The Benefits of Household Membership under Early Republican
and GMD Law
Chapter Five:Severance and Support under Early Republican and GMD Law
Chapter Six:The Line between Marriage and Concubinage in Early Republican
and GMD Law
Chapter Seven:The Unintended Recognition of Concubinage as Bigamy under GMD
Law
Chapter Eight:Concubinage under CCP Law
Chapter Nine:The Handling of Concubinage Cases under CCP Law
Chapter Ten:Conclusion
Character List
References
Index