Polygamy and Sublime Passion : Sexuality in China on the Verge of Modernity /

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For centuries of Chinese history, polygamy and prostitution were closely linked practices that legitimized the 'polygynous male, ' the man with multiple sexual partners. Despite their strict hierarchies, these practices also addressed fundamental antagonisms in sexual relations in serious...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McMahon, Keith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Qing Dynasty (China)
Prostitution.
Polygamy.
Marriage.
Concubinage.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Mariage > Chine.
Polygamie > Chine.
Marriage > China.
Concubinage > China.
Prostitution > China.
Polygamy > China.
China.
Chine > Histoire > 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue)
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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