Women in Song and Yuan China

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Title:

Women in Song and Yuan China

Asian voices : an Asian/Pacific/perspective series

Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)

Author:

Hinsch, Bret, author.

ISBN:

9781538144916

Personal Author:

Hinsch, Bret, author.

Physical Description:

vii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Asian voices : an Asian/Pacific/perspective series

Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)

Contents:

Family -- Government -- Wealth -- Religion -- Learning -- Virtue -- Image -- The conquest dynasties -- Conclusion: The Tang-Song transition and women's history.

Abstract:

"Provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era-political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions-and considers why the status of women declined during this period"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Women -- China -- History -- To 1500.

Women -- China -- Social conditions.

Sex role -- China -- History -- To 1500.

Sex role.

Song Dynasty (China)

Women.

Women -- Social conditions.

Yuan Dynasty (China)

Geographic Term:

China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279.

China -- History -- Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.