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Between birth and death : female infanticide in nineteenth-century China /

This study breaks down the relationship between female infanticide and Chinese culture and reconstructs that association as a product of historical processes of the nineteenth century. It takes as its explicit focus the changing perception of female infanticide in Chinese history. Without diminishin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: King, Michelle Tien (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study breaks down the relationship between female infanticide and Chinese culture and reconstructs that association as a product of historical processes of the nineteenth century. It takes as its explicit focus the changing perception of female infanticide in Chinese history. Without diminishing the seriousness of the problem of excess female mortality in either the Chinese present or past, it seeks to disrupt the familiar narrative about the continuity of female victimhood in China from the pre-modern era to the present, and to introduce the possibility of historical change.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.
ISBN:9780804788939
0804788936