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Chinese empresses : the nature of female power / Bret Hinsch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinsch, Bret, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Empresses--China.
- Empresses.
- Women--Political activity--China.
- Women.
- China--Kings and rulers.
- China.
- China--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 282 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
- Contents:
- Introduction : the nature of female power
- Neolithic beginnings
- Ancient consorts
- The imperial system
- Medieval empresses
- Empresses contained
- Palaces and harems
- Strategies of restraint
- Conclusions : the power of Chinese empresses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hinsch, Bret. Chinese empresses
- ISBN:
- 9781538186176
- 1538186179
- Publisher Number:
- 40032120324
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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