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SELECTED REIGN PERIODS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES, 1522-1795
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- Contents xi
- EXPLANATORY NOTE xiii
- SELECTED REIGN PERIODS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES, 1522-1795 xv
- Map of Jiangnan Area xvi
- Introduction: GENDER AND THE POLITICS OF CHINESE HISTORY 1
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Part One SOCIAL AND PRIVATE HISTORIES
- 1 In the Floating: World WOMEN AND COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING 29
- 2 The Enchantment of Love in 'The Peony Pavilion' 68
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Part Two WOMANHOOD
- 3 Margins of Domesticity: ENLARGING THE WOMAN'S SPHERE 115
- 4 Talent, Virtue, and Beauty REWRITING WOMANHOOD 143
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Part Three WOMEN'S CULTURE
- 5 Domestic Communities MALE AND FEMALE DOMAINS 179
- 6 Social and Public Communities GENEALOGIES ACROSS TIME AND SPACE 219
- 7 Transitory Communities COURTESAN, WIFE, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTIST 251
- Epilogue 295
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REFERENCE MATTER
- Notes 299
- Works Cited 351
- Character List 379
- Index 391
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- Contents xi
- EXPLANATORY NOTE xiii
- SELECTED REIGN PERIODS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES, 1522-1795 xv
- Map of Jiangnan Area xvi
- Introduction: GENDER AND THE POLITICS OF CHINESE HISTORY 1
-
Part One SOCIAL AND PRIVATE HISTORIES
- 1 In the Floating: World WOMEN AND COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING 29
- 2 The Enchantment of Love in 'The Peony Pavilion' 68
-
Part Two WOMANHOOD
- 3 Margins of Domesticity: ENLARGING THE WOMAN'S SPHERE 115
- 4 Talent, Virtue, and Beauty REWRITING WOMANHOOD 143
-
Part Three WOMEN'S CULTURE
- 5 Domestic Communities MALE AND FEMALE DOMAINS 179
- 6 Social and Public Communities GENEALOGIES ACROSS TIME AND SPACE 219
- 7 Transitory Communities COURTESAN, WIFE, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTIST 251
- Epilogue 295
-
REFERENCE MATTER
- Notes 299
- Works Cited 351
- Character List 379
- Index 391