Polyandry and wife-selling in Qing dynasty China : survival strategies and judicial interventions /

Polyandry and wife-selling in Qing dynasty China : survival strategies and judicial interventions / Matthew H. Sommer.

"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 sur...

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Main Author: Sommer, Matthew Harvey, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Married women > China > Social conditions > Case studies.
Polyandry > China > Case studies.
Rural poor > China > Case studies.
China > Social conditions > 1644-1912.
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Call Number: HQ684 .S66 2015

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