{"product_id":"teachers-of-the-inner-chambers-9780804723589","title":"Teachers of the Inner Chambers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume reveals the existence of a previously unknown stratum of literate women among the urban gentry in 17th- and 18th-century China arguing these women, far from being oppressed or silenced, created a rich culture and meaningful existence within the constraints of the Confucian system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ko challenges simplistic depictions of women as victims and argues that within their social and cultural constraints, a women's literary culture developed that transcended public and private spheres and redefined womanhood. . . . This multifaceted book is a breakthrough in the study of women as part of Chinese cultural and social history.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: gender and the politics of Chinese history; Part I. Social and Private Histories: 1. In the floating world: women and commercial publishing; 2. The enchantment of love in The Poetry Pavilion; Part II. Womanhood: 3. Margins of domesticity: enlarging the women's sphere; 4. Talent, virtue, and beauty: rewriting womanhood; Part III. Women's culture: 5. Domestic communities: male and female domains; 6. Social and public communities: genealogies across time and space; 7. Transitory communities: courtesan, wife, and professional artist; Epilogue; Reference matter; Notes; Index.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405478863191,"sku":"9780804723589","price":98.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804723589.jpg?v=1730491860","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teachers-of-the-inner-chambers-9780804723589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}