ABSTRACT
The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|37 pages
Ancient Chinese Civilization: An Orientation to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties
part II|84 pages
The Decline of the Zhou, the Period of the Warring States, and the Formation of the Qin and Han Dynasties
part III|48 pages
The Collapse of the Han, a Period of Disunion, and Revitalization
part IV|72 pages
The Sui Dynasty and China's Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty
part V|42 pages
The Song and Yuan Dynasties Revitalize China
part VI|107 pages
The Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Coming of the Opium Wars