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. |
Note |
Print version record. |
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.
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Mistresses -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Polygamy -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Concubinage -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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China -- Politics and government -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
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China -- Politics and government -- 960-1279.
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Emperors' spouses -- China -- Biography.
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Mistresses -- China -- Biography.
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Women -- Political activity -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Sex role -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Concubinage. (OCoLC)fst00874419
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Emperors' spouses. (OCoLC)fst01749163
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Mistresses. (OCoLC)fst01023970
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Polygamy -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01070464
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Sex role. (OCoLC)fst01114598
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Women -- Political activity.
(OCoLC)fst01734136
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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Hofcultuur.
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Vrouwen.
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China.
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Chronological Term |
To 1500
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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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.) |
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1442222905 (electronic bk.) |
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1299713025 (electronic bk.) |
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9781299713024 (electronic bk.) |
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