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000771654 1001_ $$aMcMahon, Keith.
000771654 24510 $$aWomen shall not rule :$$bimperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao /$$cKeith McMahon.
000771654 264_1 $$aLanham :$$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$$c2013.
000771654 300__ $$axiii, 295 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c24 cm
000771654 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent
000771654 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
000771654 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier
000771654 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
000771654 5050_ $$aPrologue: Sexual Politics and State Politics -- Part I. Early China, 1250 BCE-317 CE. The Institution and Values of Royal Polygamy -- Empresses and Consorts of the Former Han, 206 BCE-25 CE -- The Later Han to the End of the Western Jin, 25-317 -- Conclusion to Part I: A Review of Themes from the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts -- Part II. The Eastern Jin to the Reign of Wu Zetian, 317-712. The Period of Disunity, 317-589 -- The Sui and Early Tang Dynasties to Empress Wu, 581-705 -- Conclusion to Part II: The Question of Female Rulership -- Part III. The High Tang to the Liao, 712-1125. The Tang from Xuanzong to Its Fall, 712-907 -- The Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, and the Liao, 907-1125 -- Conclusion to Part III: Strong Women and Weak Men.
000771654 520__ $$a"Chinese emperors guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, in some cases hundreds and even thousands. Women Shall Not Rule offers a fascinating history of imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony--rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Besides ambitious empresses and concubines, these vivid stories of the imperial polygamous family are also populated with prolific emperors, wanton women, libertine men, cunning eunuchs, and bizarre cases of intrigue and scandal among rival wives. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe the values and ideals of imperial polygamy and the ways in which it worked and did not work in real life. His rich sources are both historical and fictional, including poetic accounts and sensational stories told in pornographic detail. Displaying rare historical breadth, his lively and fascinating study will be invaluable as a comprehensive and authoritative resource for all readers interested in the domestic life of royal palaces across the world."--Publisher's website.
000771654 650_0 $$aEmperors' spouses$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 650_0 $$aEmperors' spouses$$zChina$$vBiography.
000771654 650_0 $$aMistresses$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 650_0 $$aMistresses$$zChina$$vBiography.
000771654 650_0 $$aPolygamy$$xPolitical aspects$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 650_0 $$aConcubinage$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 650_0 $$aSex role$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 650_0 $$aWomen$$xPolitical activity$$zChina$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000771654 651_0 $$aChina$$xPolitics and government$$y221 B.C.-960 A.D.
000771654 651_0 $$aChina$$xPolitics and government$$y960-1279.
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