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Ellen Widmer examines the writings of a literary family whose works embodied shifting attitudes toward women in late Qing China. She illuminates the diachronic bridge between the late Qing and the preceding period, the synchronic interplay of genres during the family's lifetimes, and the interaction of Shanghai publishing with other regions.

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
      Publication Date: 14/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9780674088375, 978-0674088375
      ISBN10: 0674088379
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Gender studies: women and girls

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      Book Synopsis
      Ellen Widmer examines the writings of a literary family whose works embodied shifting attitudes toward women in late Qing China. She illuminates the diachronic bridge between the late Qing and the preceding period, the synchronic interplay of genres during the family's lifetimes, and the interaction of Shanghai publishing with other regions.

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