Concubinage and servitude in late imperial China /
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 g...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Concubines and servants in the general populace
- The dimension of human trafficking
- The path of a concubine
- Domestic servants, office attendants, and apprentices
- Imperial consorts and servants
- Booi elite and harangga
- Ming serving-women
- Qing serving-women and eunuchs
- Ritual canon and imperial harem
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: The ming imperial harem
- Appendix B: The Qing imperial harem
- Appendix C: the Ming six bureaus
- Appendix D: Simplified plans of Ming-Qing palace and Beijing
- Bibliography
- About the author.