Polyandry and wife-selling in Qing Dynasty China survival strategies and judicial interventions /
This book is a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1912). By analyzing over 1200 legal cases from local and central court archives, Matthew Sommer explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival...
| Main Author: | Sommer, Matthew Harvey, 1961- |
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| Other Authors: | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 496 pages) : map. |
| Series: |
Ebook Central (EBC)
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| Subjects: |
CMU Electronic Access
Electronic Resource Click Here| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Electronic Access | Available |