Women as a Category and Categories of Women: Gender and Hierarchy in the Chunqiu.
This study examines references to women in the Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn), a non-narrative history covering 722 to 479 BCE, and written from the perspective of the ancient state of Lu. The Chunqiu records use form, including naming conventions, phrasing, and patterned inclusion of information, to d...
| Published in: | NAN NU -- Men, Women & Gender in Early & Imperial China Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 70 |
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2022
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