Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity: Gender and Social Change in China, 1000-1400 by Beverly Bossler

Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity: Gender and Social Change in China, 1000-1400

Beverly Bossler

464 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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This book traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. It shows how the intersection and mutual influence of these gro...

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