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After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future.

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Growing up female 2. The pleasures of adornment and the dangers of sexuality 3. making a friend: changing patterns of courtship 4. Marriage 5. Family relations 6. Divorce 7. Violence against women 9. Feminist voices Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

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    A Paperback / softback by Emily Honig, Gail Hershatter

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 1 June 1988
      ISBN-13 9780804714310
      978-0804714310
      ISBN-10 0804714312

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Growing up female 2. The pleasures of adornment and the dangers of sexuality 3. making a friend: changing patterns of courtship 4. Marriage 5. Family relations 6. Divorce 7. Violence against women 9. Feminist voices Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

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