Women in early imperial China /
After a long spell of chaos, the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BCE-220 CE) saw the unification of the Chinese Empire under a single ruler, government, and code of law. During this era, changing social and political institutions affected the ways people conceived of womanhood. New ideals were promulgate...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2011.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | After a long spell of chaos, the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BCE-220 CE) saw the unification of the Chinese Empire under a single ruler, government, and code of law. During this era, changing social and political institutions affected the ways people conceived of womanhood. New ideals were promulgated, and women's lives gradually altered to conform to them. And under the new political system, the rulers' consorts and their families obtained powerful roles that allowed women unprecedented influence in the highest level of government. Recognized as the leading work in the field, this introductor. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780742568242 0742568245 0742568237 9780742568235 |