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Technology and Gender : Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China
Overview
Exploring eight centuries of private life in China, anthropologist Francesca Bray counters Western perceptions of subservient Oriental women and reveals that female heirarchies within Chinese families reinforced the power of wives, whose responsibilities included ritual activities, financial management, and the education of children. Illus.
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- ISBN-13: 9780520208612
- ISBN-10: 0520208617
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publish Date: July 1997
- Dimensions: 8.92 x 5.96 x 1.04 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 444
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