Women in Early Medieval China

by Bret Hinsch

Book Overview

This important study provides the only comprehensive survey of Chinese women during the early medieval period of disunion, which lasted from the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD to the reunification of China by the Sui dynasty in 581 AD, also known as the Six Dynasties. Bret Hinsch offers rich descriptions of the most important aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538158329
• ISBN13: 9781538158326
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"