Women of the Conquest Dynasties: Gender and Identity in Liao and Jin China 9780824860240

China’s historical women warriors hailed from the northeast (Manchuria) during the Liao (907–1125) and Jin (1115–1234) d

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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Time Line
Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Womanly Ideals in the Liao and Jin Periods
2. Liao Women’s Daily Lives
3. Jin Women’s Daily Lives
4. Sexuality and Marriage
5. Widowhood and Chastity
6. Warrior Women
7. Private Affairs
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Women of the Conquest Dynasties: Gender and Identity in Liao and Jin China
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