The Quest for Gentility in China: Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class

By Daria Berg

Exploring an important feature of Chinese culture and civilization - the quest for gentility - over a long period of time (since the seventeenth century/late Ming period), this book examines its meanings and how it is transmitted and is displayed in different situations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415435862
• ISBN13: 9780415435864
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"