Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China

Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China
ISBN-10
0520208617
ISBN-13
9780520208612
Category
History
Pages
436
Language
English
Published
1997-07-03
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Francesca Bray

Description

Exploring eight centuries of private life in China, anthropologist Francesca Bray counters Western perceptions of subservient Oriental women and reveals that female heirarchies within Chinese families reinforced the power of wives, whose responsibilities included ritual activities, financial management, and the education of children. Illus.

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