Open AccessBret Hinsch (2016). Women in Imperial China.
Author(s) -
Hui Lin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the british association for chinese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2048-0601
DOI - 10.51661/bjocs.v8i2.14
Subject(s) - history of china , china , scope (computer science) , history , period (music) , position (finance) , ancient history , gender studies , sociology , aesthetics , art , archaeology , computer science , programming language , finance , economics
The vast scope of Chinese women’s history throughout its two millennia-long imperial period invites sustained scholarly attention to their status, position, image, and a wide range of gender-related issues. Whereas recent years have witnessed an increasing interest in examining historical Chinese women in different dynasties, Bret Hinsch’s new book offers a succinct, yet eloquent survey of womanhood in the shifting contexts of Chinese history, from remote antiquity to the end of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).