Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century

This text offers in-depth biographies of Chinese women from the fifth century BCE to the early 20th century. It reflects their achievements in poetry, literature, painting, music, dancing, calligraphy, medicine, science, politics, military leadership, diplomacy, religion, family and community life.

The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century.

Autorentext

Barbara Bennett Peterson

Inhalt
I: Ancient Chinese Civilization: An Orientation to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties; II: The Decline of the Zhou, the Period of the Warring States, and the Formation of the Qin and Han Dynasties; III: The Collapse of the Han, a Period of Disunion, and Revitalization; IV: The Sui Dynasty and China's Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty; V: The Song and Yuan Dynasties Revitalize China; VI: The Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Coming of the Opium Wars