Polyandry and Wife-Selling in Qing Dynasty China : Survival Strategies and Judicial Interventions
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0520287037
ISBN-13
9780520287037
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2015
Print length
499 Pages
Weight
846 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.80 x 3.70 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historySocial & cultural historyBlack & Asian studiesLegal history
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Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes.
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