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Title Women shall not rule : imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao / Keith McMahon.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
Contents Prologue: Sexual Politics and State Politics -- Part I. Early China, 1250 BC-317 CE -- The Institution and Values of Royal Polygamy -- Empresses and Consorts of the Former Han, 206 BCE-25 CE -- The Later Han to the End of the Western Jin, 25-317 -- Conclusion to Part I: A Review of Themes from the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts -- Part II. The Eastern Jin to the Reign of Wu Zetian, 317-712 -- The Period of Disunity, 317-589 -- The Sui and Early Tang Dynasties to Empress Wu, 581-705 -- Conclusion to Part II: The Question of Female Rulership -- Part III. The High Tang to the Liao, 712-1125 -- The Tang from Xuanzong to Its Fall, 712-907 -- The Love Affair of an Aging Emperor and his Young Consort -- The Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, and the Liao, 907-1125 -- Concludion to Part III: Strong Women and Weak Men.
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Summary Chinese rulers guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, sometimes in the thousands. Women Shall Not Rule is a fascinating history of the imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony-rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe polygamous emperors and women rulers throughout Chinese history. Displaying rare historical breadth, his.
Subject Emperors' spouses -- China -- History -- To 1500.
Mistresses -- China -- History -- To 1500.
Polygamy -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- To 1500.
Concubinage -- China -- History -- To 1500.
China -- Politics and government -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
China -- Politics and government -- 960-1279.
Emperors' spouses -- China -- Biography.
Mistresses -- China -- Biography.
Women -- Political activity -- China -- History -- To 1500.
Sex role -- China -- History -- To 1500.
HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Concubinage. (OCoLC)fst00874419
Emperors' spouses. (OCoLC)fst01749163
Mistresses. (OCoLC)fst01023970
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Polygamy -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01070464
Sex role. (OCoLC)fst01114598
Women -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst01734136
China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
Hofcultuur.
Vrouwen.
China.
Chronological Term To 1500
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao
Other Form: Print version: McMahon, Keith. Women shall not rule. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013] 9781442222892 (DLC) 2013005101 (OCoLC)823209421
ISBN 9781442222908 (electronic bk.)
1442222905 (electronic bk.)
1299713025 (electronic bk.)
9781299713024 (electronic bk.)
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