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100 1 McMahon, Keith,|eauthor.
245 10 Women shall not rule :|bimperial wives and concubines in
China from Han to Liao /|cKeith McMahon.
246 30 Imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao
264 1 Lanham, Maryland :|bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
|c[2013]
264 4 |c©2013
300 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) :|billustrations
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and
index.
505 0 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.
520 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.
588 0 Print version record.
648 7 To 1500|2fast
650 0 Emperors' spouses|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 0 Mistresses|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 0 Polygamy|xPolitical aspects|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 0 Concubinage|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 0 Emperors' spouses|zChina|vBiography.
650 0 Mistresses|zChina|vBiography.
650 0 Women|xPolitical activity|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 0 Sex role|zChina|xHistory|yTo 1500.
650 7 HISTORY|zAsia|zChina.|2bisacsh
650 7 Concubinage.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00874419
650 7 Emperors' spouses.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01749163
650 7 Mistresses.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01023970
650 7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741
650 7 Polygamy|xPolitical aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01070464
650 7 Sex role.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01114598
650 7 Women|xPolitical activity.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01734136
651 0 China|xPolitics and government|y221 B.C.-960 A.D.
651 0 China|xPolitics and government|y960-1279.
650 17 Hofcultuur.|2gtt
650 17 Vrouwen.|2gtt
651 7 China.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01206073
651 7 China.|2gtt
655 7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776 08 |iPrint version:|aMcMahon, Keith.|tWomen shall not rule.
|dLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
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