Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 184
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Trim: 7⅜ x 10¼
978-0-8476-9394-8 • Hardback • December 1999 • $142.00 • (£109.00)
978-0-8476-9395-5 • Paperback • November 1999 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
978-0-7425-7621-6 • eBook • December 1999 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
Victoria B. Cass received her doctorate in Chinese language and literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She is associate professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Background: The Great Ming
Chapter 3 Geishas
Chapter 4 Grannies
Chapter 5 Warriors and Mystics
Chapter 6 Predators
Chapter 7 Recluses and Malcontents
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Chapter 9 Note on Sources
The narrative is fast paced, the stories gripping, the accompanying illustrations quite lavish. Most strikingly, the language of the book itself pulsates with life, rendering history immediate and figures of bygone times almost tangible. Locating the portraitures of Ming women within patterns of myth and culture, the book provides a taxonomy of feminine types (or antifeminine types, as the case may be). This is a very useful book to students of Chinese history, especially for those interested in the representation of the feminine in late imperial China...
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A fascinating read. This book makes Ming history come alive. Vicky Cass shows these extraordinary women full of energy and complexity.....
— Dorothy Ko
Who could have imagined such a world of powerful women?read this book!!!!!
— Lynn Freed
Anyone who is interested in learning more about the history of women should read these colorful portraits.....
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An important, original work. The scholarship is meticulous and thorough, the translations are both accurate and beautiful. The author has a wonderful way of connecting primary sources and ideas as she weaves a spellbinding tale out of literature, historical documents, art, popular culture, and religious texts. Dangerous Women provides a rare combination of academic excellence and a compelling narrative voice....
— Suzanne Cahill