Empress Wu Zetian in fiction and in history female defiance in Confucian China /

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Main Author: Dien, Dora Shu-fang
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • The ideological backdrop
  • Destinies of the flowers in the mirror
  • Li Ruzhen's commentary on Chinese society
  • The rise and fall of the historical Empress Wu
  • Empress Wu's achievements
  • Gender distinctions in traditional China
  • Defiant women in legend and fiction
  • Overcoming the legacy of Confucianism: urban educated women today.