Keith McMahon

Women Shall Not Rule

Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Han to Liao

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Produktbeschreibung

Keith McMahon draws upon decades of research to describe polygamous emperors and women rulers throughout Chinese history. Displaying rare historical breadth, his lively and fascinating study will be invaluable as a comprehensive and authoritative resource for all readers interested in the domestic life of royal palaces across the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781538141946
• ISBN-10: 1538141949
• Artikelnr.: 58812458

Autorenporträt

Keith McMahon is professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Kansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Sexual Politics and State Politics >Chapter 1: The Institution and Values of Royal Polygamy Chapter 2: Empresses and Consorts of the Former Han
206 BCE-25 CE Chapter 3: The Later Han to the End of the Western Jin
25-317 Part II: The Eastern Jin to the Reign of Wu Zetian
317-712 Chapter 4: The Period of Disunity
317-589 >Part III: The High Tang to the Liao
712-1125 >Chapter 7: The Five Dynasties
Ten Kingdoms
and the Liao
907-1125 Selected Bibliography