Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century

by Barbara Bennett Peterson

Overview

The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765605047
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barbara Bennett Peterson

Table of Contents

I: Ancient Chinese Civilization: An Orientation to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties; II: The Decline of the Zhou, the Period of the Warring States, and the Formation of the Qin and Han Dynasties; III: The Collapse of the Han, a Period of Disunion, and Revitalization; IV: The Sui Dynasty and China's Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty; V: The Song and Yuan Dynasties Revitalize China; VI: The Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Coming of the Opium Wars