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Concubines and Bondservants

Concubines and Bondservants The Social History of A Chinese Custom

1st edition

Paperback (01 Dec 1988)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The practice of selling young daughters was common in southern China in the 19th and 20th centuries. Although the practice was formally abolished in 1923, the underlying social evaluation and attitudes survive and their importance is no less today than it was yesterday.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780862327835
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Imprint: Zed Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 204g
Height: 222mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 13mm