Concubines in Court - Marriage and Monogamy in Twentieth-Century China

This groundbreaking book analyzes marriage and family reform in modern China. As the first in-depth study of the meaning and practice of monogamy and concubinage, Tran’s work makes an important contribution to our understanding of Chinese society and legal norms. Poised at the intersection of Chinese history, women’s history, and legal history, this book makes a significant contribution to all three fields.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter One:Concubinage as Legal and Social History
Chapter Two:Concubinage under Early Republican Law
Chapter Three:Concubinage under GMD Law
Chapter Four: The Benefits of Household Membership under Early Republican and GMD Law
Chapter Five:Severance and Support under Early Republican and GMD Law
Chapter Six:The Line between Marriage and Concubinage in Early Republican and GMD Law
Chapter Seven:The Unintended Recognition of Concubinage as Bigamy under GMD Law
Chapter Eight:Concubinage under CCP Law
Chapter Nine:The Handling of Concubinage Cases under CCP Law
Chapter Ten:Conclusion

Character List
References
Index

About the author

Lisa Tran is associate professor of modern Chinese history at California State University, Fullerton.

Product details

• Authors: TRAN, Lisa Tran, Tran Lisa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9781442245891
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4589-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Women, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Asian Studies;China Studies;Women's Studies