Women, Property, and Confucian Reaction in Sung and Yüan China (960-1368)

ISBN-13: 9780521573733 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 368 str.

Bettine Birge; Patrick Hannan; Denis Twitchett

Opis

This book argues that the Mongol invasion of China in the thirteenth century precipitated a lasting transformation of marriage and property laws that deprived women of their property rights and reduced their legal and economic autonomy. It describes how indigenous social change combined with foreign invasion and cultural confrontation to bring laws more into line with the goals of the radical Confucian philosophers, who wished to curtail women's financial and personal autonomy. This book provides a reevaluation of the Mongol invasion and its influence on Chinese law and society, and presents a new look at the changing position of women in premodern China.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'Bettine Birge has written an important and provocative book of interest to all students of Chinese history … a sharply and densely argued account … she presents readings and views that will, I am sure, remain central to much future scholarly discussion of Chinese women's rights and Sung social history.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Women and property before the Sung: evolution and continuity; 2. Women and property in the Sung: legal innovation in changing times; 3. Women's property and Confucian reaction in the Sung; 4. The transformation of marriage and property law in the Yuan; Conclusion.