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Author: Barbara Bennett Peterson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-16
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1317463722
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century.
Author: Ernst Faber
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-05-16
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9780259409502
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Famous Women of China There are, of course, many examples of distinguished females related under each heading. The position of women in the family is twated in another portion of the Encyclopedia headed 'family relations.' There we find in Books 11-14, father and mother; in mother and son; in 45. Nurses; in 49-51, divorce and succeeding house wife, in 5366 girls, in 57 and 58 mother-in-law and daughter-ln-law, in 73 and 74 sisters, in 75 aunts, in 81-93, husband and wife, in sass concnbines, hi 113-114 male and female slaves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Anne Behnke Kinney
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2014-02-18
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0231163096
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When should a woman disobey her father, contradict her husband, or shape the policy of a ruler? According to the Lienü zhuan, or Categorized Biographies of Women, it is not only appropriate but necessary for women to offer counsel when fathers, husbands, sons, and rulers stray from virtue. The earliest Chinese text devoted to the moral education of women, the Lienü zhuan was compiled by Liu Xiang (79–8 B.C.E.) at the end of the Han dynasty (202 B.C.E.–9 C.E.) and recounts the deeds of both virtuous and wicked women. Informed by early legends, fictionalized historical accounts, and formal speeches on statecraft, the text taught generations of Chinese women to cultivate filial piety and maternal kindness and undertake such practices as suicide and self-mutilation to preserve chastity and reform wayward men. The Lienü zhuan’s stories inspired artists for a millennium and found their way into local and dynastic histories. An innovative work for its time, the text remains a critical tool for mapping women’s social, political, and domestic roles at a formative time in China’s development.
Author: Xinran
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2008-11-26
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 0307485536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Deng Xiaoping’s efforts to “open up” China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women. But when she was given clearance to host a radio call-in show, she barely anticipated the enthusiasm it would quickly generate. Operating within the constraints imposed by government censors, “Words on the Night Breeze” sparked a tremendous outpouring, and the hours of tape on her answering machines were soon filled every night. Whether angry or muted, posing questions or simply relating experiences, these anonymous women bore witness to decades of civil strife, and of halting attempts at self-understanding in a painfully restrictive society. In this collection, by turns heartrending and inspiring, Xinran brings us the stories that affected her most, and offers a graphically detailed, altogether unprecedented work of oral history.
Author: Margaret Ernestine Burton
Publisher:
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Shirley Mow
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Published: 2004-04-01
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781558614659
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These 21 dynamic articles by Chinese women scholars explore the limitations on women's lives in premodern China, detail their involvement in the great political movements of the 20th century and examine how new laws have improved women's status, yet have left them open to exploitation as China enters the global economy. With statistics and reports otherwise unavailable, they give a refreshing outlook on China's women that is breathtaking both for the problems it confronts and for the spirit of struggle it embodies.
Author: Ernst Faber
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781289979591
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: Shenshen Cai
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-02-15
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9811359806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book focuses on a representative group of contemporary Chinese female celebrities including actors, directors, writers and reporters, notably personalities such as Liu Xiaoqing, Hong Huang, Chai Jing and the most sought after young generation actors, Yang Mi and Guan Xiaotong. It analyses the on- and off- screen roles of these famous Chinese women, and the cultural, gender and social impact and significance embedded in them, whilst highlighting controversial social and cultural concerns and debates in contemporary China. The book furthers the understanding of the role played by contemporary female celebrities who are considered as social, cultural and feminist icons in present-day China, as reflected in their work, careers and private lives, and whose experiences help to understand Chinese women’s attitudes towards key issues such as career trajectories, marriage and family, gender identity, social changes, civil debates and political transformations, all of which are at the center of societal transformation in China.
