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Women shall not rule : imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao /
Chinese rulers guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, sometimes in the thousands. Women Shall Not Rule is a fascinating history of the imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony-rivalry between women and their attempts to engage...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Chinese rulers guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, sometimes in the thousands. Women Shall Not Rule is a fascinating history of the imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony-rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe polygamous emperors and women rulers throughout Chinese history. Displaying rare historical breadth, his. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442222908 1442222905 1299713025 9781299713024 1538141949 9781538141946 |