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312 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520081581
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 December 1993
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The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) was a paradoxical era for Chinese women. This was a time when footbinding spread, and Confucian scholars began to insist that it was better for a widow to starve than to remarry. Yet there were also improvements in wome...
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312 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520081581
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 December 1993
Description
The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) was a paradoxical era for Chinese women. This was a time when footbinding spread, and Confucian scholars began to insist that it was better for a widow to starve than to remarry. Yet there were also improvements in wome...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings