Chinese Eunuchs: The Structure of Intimate Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0804818819
- ISBN-13
- 9780804818810
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle
- Author
- Taisuke Mitamura
Description
This book traces the history of eunuchism from its very early days until November 5, 1924, when the system was finally banned and hundreds of eunuchs, "crying pitifully in high-pitched, feminine voices," were expelled from Tzu Chin Palace, thus ending a system that had endured over 2, 000 years and through 25 dynasties.
