Women in Qing China

This book provides an original and comprehensive overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty, exploring family, marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and virtues. It draws on a wide range of Western, Japanese, and Chinese primary and secondary sources to make this period of Chinese women's history accessible to Western readers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

This groundbreaking work offers an original and comprehensive exploration of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Bret Hinsch delves into various aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and virtues. He not only examines the lived experiences of women but also delves into their emotional lives and the ideals they pursued. Hinsch relies on a diverse range of Western, Japanese, and Chinese primary and secondary sources, including standard histories, poetry, prose literature, and epitaphs, to make a significant period of Chinese women's history accessible to Western readers.

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and virtues. He considers not only the lived world of women, but also delves into their emotional life and the ideals they pursued. Drawing on a wide range of Western, Japanese, and Chinese primary and secondary sources—including standard histories, poetry, prose literature, and epitaphs—Hinsch makes an important period of Chinese womens history accessible to Western readers.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538166406