Search Results for: Sex Law And Society In Late Imperial China

This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation

Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the

Most analyses of gender in High Qing times have focused on literature and on the writings of the elite; this book broadens the scope of inquiry to include women

Polyandry. "Getting a husband to support a husband." Attitudes of families, communities, and women toward polyandry. The intermediate range of practice -- Wife-