Broadening the Horizons of Chinese History: Discourses, Syntheses and Comparisons

ISBN-13: 9780765603470 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 284 str.

Ray Huang

Opis

A collection of research papers, speeches and lecture notes embracing a range of subjects in Chinese history which ultimately lead to the author's synthesis, that the one-and-a-half century Chinese revolution is nearing fulfillment as Chinese civilization merges with Western history.

Spis treści

This work presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. In examining the lives of the mythological Empress Jingu, Jito Tenno (645-702), Murasaki Shikibu (970s-1000s), Tomoe Gozen (12th century), Hojo Masako (1157-1225), Hani Motoko (1873-1957), Takamine Hideko (b.1924) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984), the contributors provide a mosaic of Japanese history and culture that encompasses issues of women's status in various stages of Japanese history, the social climate conducive to positive female roles, the concept of Japanese womanhood in relation to the male hero types of each age and the popular need for strong female figures.

O autorze

Authored by Huang, Ray