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Polyandry and wife-selling in Qing dynasty China : survival strategies and judicial interventions /

"This book is a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1912). By analyzing over 1200 legal cases from local and central court archives, Matthew Sommer explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the sur...

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Main Author:	Sommer, Matthew Harvey, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Married women > China > Social conditions > Case studies. Polyandry > China > Case studies. Rural poor > China > Case studies. China > Social conditions > 1644-1912. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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