Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century

The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by scores of China scholars from around the world. Volume II: Twentieth Century includes a far greater range of women than would have been previously possible because of the enormous amount of historical material and scholarly research that has become available recently. They include scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, military officers, writers, scholars, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators, nuns, and more.

List of contents

A: A; B: B; C: C; D: D; F: F; G: G; H: H; J: J; K: K; L: L; M: M; N: N; P: P; Q: Q; R: R; S: S; T: T; W: W; X: X; Y: Y; Z: Z

About the author

Lily Xiao Hong Lee

Summary

A biographical dictionary devoted to Chinese women, this text is the result of years of research, translation and writing from contributors from around the world. This volume focuses on the 20th century and includes sportwomen, film stars, musicians, politicians, artists, educators and more.

Product details

• Authors: Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Lee Lily Xiao Hong
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2002
• EAN: 9780765607980
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0798-0
• No. of pages: 796
• Weight: 1202 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, Dictionaries of biography, Dictionaries Of Biography (Who's Who)