The Ugly Wife Is a Treasure at Home : True Stories of Love and Marriage in Communist China /

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The ugly wife is a treasure at home is not just an idle expression in China. For centuries, Chinese marriage involved matchmakers, child brides, dowries, and concubines, until the Peoples Republic of China was established by Mao Zedong and his Communist Party in 1949. Initially encouraging citizens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneider, Melissa Margaret (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sex.
Mate selection.
Marriage.
Manners and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Sexualite > Chine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Choix du conjoint > Chine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mariage > Chine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Sex > China > History > 20th century.
Mate selection > China > History > 20th century.
Marriage > China > History > 20th century.
China.
Chine > Moeurs et coutumes > 1976-2002.
Chine > Moeurs et coutumes > 1949-1976.
China > Social life and customs > 1976-2002.
China > Social life and customs > 1949-1976.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The ugly wife is a treasure at home is not just an idle expression in China. For centuries, Chinese marriage involved matchmakers, child brides, dowries, and concubines, until the Peoples Republic of China was established by Mao Zedong and his Communist Party in 1949. Initially encouraging citizens to reject traditional arranged marriages and instead wed for love, the party soon spurned the sin of putting love first, fearful that romantic love would distract good Communists from selflessly carrying out the States agenda. Under Mao the party established the power to approve or reject proposed m.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781612347042

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