Concubinage and servitude in late imperial China / / Hsieh Bao Hua

• Autore: Hua Hsieh Bao
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/620951
• Soggetto topico: Concubinage - China - History; Human trafficking - China - History; Household employees - China - History
• Soggetto geografico: China Social life and customs 960-1644; China Social life and customs 1644-1912
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables; Time Line of the Ming and Qing Emperors; Acknowledgments; Canal Map; INTRODUCTION; 1: Concubines and Servants in the General Populace; Chapter One: THE DIMENSION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; Chapter Two: THE PATH OF A CONCUBINE; Chapter Three: DOMESTIC SERVANTS, OFFICE ATTENDANTS, AND APPRENTICES; 2: Imperial Consorts and Servants; Chapter Four: BOOI ELITE AND HARANGGA; Chapter Five: MING PALACE SERVING-WOMEN; Chapter Six: QING SERVING-WOMEN AND EUNUCHS; Chapter Seven: RITUAL CANON AND IMPERIAL HAREM; CONCLUSION; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; APPENDIX D; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; IndexAbout the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Concubinage and Servitude in Late Imperial China</span><span> is a survey of the institutions and practice of concubinage and servitude in both the general populace and the imperial palace in Ming-Qing China, focusing on an examination on political and socioeconomic history through the lives of this particular group of distinct, yet associated, individuals.</span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: Concubinage and servitude in late imperial China
• ISBN: 0-7391-9840-8; 0-7391-4516-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791160803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II