Bret Hinsch

Women in Song and Yuan China (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This deeply researched book provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era?political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions?and considers why the status of women declined during this period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538144923
• Artikelnr.: 60592442

Autorenporträt

Bret Hinsch is professor of history at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan. He is the author of Women in Ancient China, Women in Early Medieval China, Women in Early Imperial China, Women in Imperial China, Masculinities in Chinese History,and The Rise of Tea Culture in China.

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology of Dynasties and Eras
Introduction
1 Family
2 Government
3 Wealth
4 Religion
5 Learning
6 Virtue
7 Image
8 The Conquest Dynasties
Conclusion: The Tang-Song Transition and Women's History
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index