Women Shall Not Rule - Imperial Wives and Concubines in China From Han to Liao

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.

List of contents

Prologue: Sexual Politics and State Politics
Part I: Early China, 1250 BCE-317 CE
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
Chapter 5: The Sui and Early Tang Dynasties to Empress Wu, 581-705
Part III: The High Tang to the Liao, 712-1125
Chapter 6: The Tang from Xuanzong to Its Fall, 712-907
Chapter 7: The Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, and the Liao, 907-1125
Selected Bibliography

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Keith McMahon, McMahon Keith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.03.2020
• EAN: 9781538141946
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4194-6
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Women, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women & girls, Asian studies;China studies;Women's History, asian studies; china studies; Women's History