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Transgressive typologies : constructions of gender and power in early Tang China
Title:
Transgressive typologies : constructions of gender and power in early Tang China

Harvard-Yenching Institute monographs ;

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
Author:
Doran, Rebecca, 1982- author.
ISBN:
9780674970588
Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center, 2016.
Physical Description:
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm.
Series:
Harvard-Yenching Institute monographs ; 103.

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 103.
Contents:
Female rule and its representation : gender, paradigm, and historical narrative -- (Self)expression and gendered legitimacy : projection of identity in literature of the late seventh century through the Jinglong era -- Ritual, signs, and the interpretation of female power -- Building power : symbolic architecture, conspicuous consumption and rule by women -- Gender anarchy and the rhetorical overthrow of female rule.
Abstract:
"Offers a new understanding of the powerful Chinese women leaders of the Tang era within their literary-historical contexts, and also delves into critical questions about the relationship between Chinese historiography, reception-history, and the process of image-making and cultural construction."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.
Field 805:
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