Capa do artigo Polyandry And Wife-Selling In Qing Dynasty China

Polyandry And Wife-Selling In Qing Dynasty China

Survival Strategies And Judicial Interventions

by Matthew H. Sommer
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language: english
Publisher: University of California Press, September of 2015 ‧
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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.

Polyandry And Wife-Selling In Qing Dynasty China

Survival Strategies And Judicial Interventions

by Matthew H. Sommer

Property Description
ISBN: 9780520287037
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date: September of 2015
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 499
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Asia
EAN: 9780520287037

MATTHEW H. SOMMER

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