Autor: Janet Theiss

Looking beyond the familiar trappings of the cult of female chastity—such as hagiographies of widows and chastity shrines–in late imperial China, this book explores the cult’s political significance …

Gender in Modern East Asia explores the history of women and gender in China, Korea, and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present. This unique volume treats the three countries separately wi …

Gender in Modern East Asia explores the history of women and gender in China, Korea, and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present. This unique volume treats the three countries separately wi …