Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. INTRODUCTION. Costuming as Method 1
5. CHAPTER ONE. Ways to Dress and Ways to See 25
6. CHAPTER TWO. Across Genders and Ethnicities 61
7. CHAPTER THREE. Between Family and State 92
8. CHAPTER FOUR. The Chaste Lady Immortal of Seamless Stitching 124
9. CHAPTER FIVE. From State Attire to Stage Prop 157
10. EPILOGUE. Dressing Other and Self 191
11. Appendix 1: Extant Editions of A Ten- Thousand- Li Reunion 209
12. Appendix 2: Scene Synopsis of A Ten- Thousand- Li Reunion 211
13. Notes 217
14. Works Cited 265
15. Index 287