Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales
The 37 stories which comprise this collection challenge the long-held stereotypes and provide a rare look at the everyday lives of common people in villages across Fujian province. Despite the efforts and influence of the male-dominant Confucian culture, the stories reflect women’s voices and women’s lives touched by power and independence.
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Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales
The 37 stories which comprise this collection challenge the long-held stereotypes and provide a rare look at the everyday lives of common people in villages across Fujian province. Despite the efforts and influence of the male-dominant Confucian culture, the stories reflect women’s voices and women’s lives touched by power and independence.
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Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales

Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales

by Karen Gernant
Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales

Imagining Women: Fujian Folk Tales

by Karen Gernant

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Overview

The 37 stories which comprise this collection challenge the long-held stereotypes and provide a rare look at the everyday lives of common people in villages across Fujian province. Despite the efforts and influence of the male-dominant Confucian culture, the stories reflect women’s voices and women’s lives touched by power and independence.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781566561747
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 05/01/1995
Series: International Folk Tales Series
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Karen Gernant, professor emerita, Southern Oregon University, taught Chinese history, Japanese history, women’s history, and honors courses. She studied Chinese at the University of Oregon, Indiana University, and the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (Stanford Center) in Taipei.
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