Frontmatter

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xv
4. A Note on Conventions xvii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 A Vision of Sexual Order 30
7. 3 The Evolution of Rape Law: Female Chastity and the Threat of the Outside Male 66
8. 4 The Problem of the Penetrated Male: Qing Sodomy Legislation and the Fixing of Male Gender 114
9. 5 Widows in the Qing Chastity Cult: The Nexus of Sex and Property in Law and in Women's Lives 166
10. 6 Sexual Behavior as Status Performance: The Regulation of Prostitution Before 1723 210
11. 7 The Extension of Commoner Standards: Yongzheng Reforms and the Criminalization of Prostitution 260
12. 8 Conclusion 305
13. Appendixes
14. A Basic Legislation Against Sex Offenses 321
15. B Qing Sodomy Legislation 329
16. C Forced Remarriage of Chaste Widows 333
17. D Lu Kun's "Prohibitions Issued to Yue Households" 338
18. E Dynasties and Reign Periods 341
19. Reference Matter
20. Notes 343
21. References 369
22. Character List 385
23. Index 397