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
>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

About the author

By Keith McMahon

Product details

• Authors: Keith McMahon, McMahon Keith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2020
• 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, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls, Asian studies;China studies;Women's History