Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China (Hardcover)

In the long course of late imperial Chinese history, servants and concubines formed a vast social stratum in the hinterland along the Grand Canal, particularly in urban areas. Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China is a survey of the institutions and practice of concubinage and servitude in both the general populace and the imperial palace, with a focus on the examination of Ming-Qing political and socioeconomic history through the lives of this particular group of distinct yet associated individuals. The persistent theme of the book is how concubines, appointed by patriarchal polygamy, and servants, laboring under the master-servants hierarchy, experienced interactions and mobility within each institution and in associating with the other. While reviewing how ritual and law treated concubines and servants as patriarchal possessions, the author explores the perspectives available for individual concubines and servants and the limitations in their daily circumstances, searching for their "positional powers" and "privilege of the inferiors" in the context of Chinese culture during the Ming-Qing time period. For a list of the book's tables and their sources, please see: http://www.wou.edu/wp/hsiehb/

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Hsieh Bao Hua
Dimensions:	233 x 160 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	396
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-4514-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-7391-4514-2
Barcode:	9780739145142

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