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Arranged Companions - Marriage and Intimacy in Qing China (Paperback) Loot Price: R817
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Arranged Companions - Marriage and Intimacy in Qing China (Paperback): Weijing Lu

Arranged Companions - Marriage and Intimacy in Qing China (Paperback)

Weijing Lu

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Although commonly associated with patriarchal oppression, arranged marriages have adapted over the centuries to changing cultural norms and the lived experiences of men and women. In Arranged Companions, historian Weijing Lu chronicles how marital behaviors during the early and High Qing (mid-seventeenth through mid-nineteenth centuries) were informed by rich and complex traditions and mediated by the historical conditions of the period, during which marital affection was celebrated as a basic ingredient of an ideal marriage. Lu finds public representation and private communication of marital affection in personal records, including poetry, biographies, letters, and memoirs. During this unique historical moment, ideals of marital companionship and love came to fruition while social changes also created new tensions for couples and extended families. Offering surprising revelations about conjugal relations during this time of change, Arranged Companions raises provocative questions about the cultural construction of intimacy and the meaning of a "happy marriage."

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Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2021
Authors: Weijing Lu
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 978-0-295-74912-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
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LSN: 0-295-74912-1
Barcode: 9780295749129

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