Chinese Women Through Chinese Eyes

Chinese Women Through Chinese Eyes
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9781317474715
ISBN-13 : 1317474716
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Book Synopsis Chinese Women Through Chinese Eyes by : Li Yu-ning

Download or read book Chinese Women Through Chinese Eyes written by Li Yu-ning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The special focus of this book is the lives and experiences of women in China in the first half of the 20th century. Part One - Historical Interpretations - presents essays by Western-educated Chinese women and men, on the historical role of women in a time of great social and economic upheaval. Part Two - Self-Portraits of Women in Modern China - presents the views of women who experienced life in this period through essays and autobiographies that range from women as concubines to women as factory workers, from women suffering footbinding to women serving as nurses, from women in traditional role in a traditional family to women as scientists and teachers.


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