Women in China''s Long Twentieth Century

Zusatztext "[A book] to refer to! to argue about! and one you cannot ignore." Informationen zum Autor Gail Hershatter is Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Humanities Research at the University of California! Santa Cruz. Among her books is Dangerous Pleasures: Prostitution and Modernity in Twentieth-Century Shanghai. Klappentext “An important and much-needed introduction to this rich and fast-growing field. Hershatter has handled a daunting task with aplomb.” —Susan L. Glosser, author of Chinese Visions of Family and State, 1915–1953 Zusammenfassung A guide for students of Chinese and women's history. It synthesizes the research on women in twentieth-century China. It surveys more than 650 scholarly works, discussing Chinese women in the context of marriage, family, sexuality, labor, and national modernity. It is a practical bibliographic tool and a reflection on how we approach the past.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gail Hershatter, Hershatter Gail
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.03.2007
• EAN: 9780520098565
• ISBN: 978-0-520-09856-5
• Pagine: 170
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Global, Area, and International Archive; Global, Area, and Internationa; Global, Area, and International Archive
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls