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Notable women of China
Shang dynasty to the early twentieth century
By Peterson, Barbara
- ISBN
- 978-0-76560-504-7
- Publisher
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2000
In a society where women traditionally had "no freedom of thought, no freedom of action, no freedom of love, and no freedom of expression," the editor successfully extracts from Chinese history the stories of approximately 100 legendary women poets, beauties, rulers, dancers, concubines, diplomats, musicians, and warriors. She divides traditional China into six parts and provides an orientation to the dynastic periods within each of th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
