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1 online resource (x, 373 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Ancient China and Greece are two classical civilizations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West comparison. This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Two distinct patterns of interpersonal affinity and conflict emerge from the Chinese and Greek sources that show men and women organizing themselves and interacting with each other in social occasions intended for collective pursuit of pleasure. Through an analysis of the two different patterns, Yiqun Zhou illuminates the different sociopolitical mechanisms, value systems, and fabrics of human bonds in the two classical traditions. Her book will be important for readers who are interested in the comparative study of societies, gender studies, women's history, and the legacy of civilizations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Kinship and friendship -- Among men. Greece: comrades, citizens, and boys -- China: ancestors, brothers, and sons -- Between men and women, among women. Public festivals and domestic rites -- At the table and behind the scenes -- Female experience and male imagination. What women sang of -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sex role -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Sex role. |
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China. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Sex role -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Greece. |
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Festivals -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Festivals. |
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Festivals -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Fasts and feasts -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Fasts and feasts. |
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Fasts and feasts -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Zhou, Yiqun, 1971- Festivals, feasts, and gender relations in ancient China and Greece. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521197625 (DLC) 2010024406 (OCoLC)642352057 |
| ISBN |
9780511775253 |
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0511775253 |
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9780511776779 (electronic book) |
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0511776772 (electronic book) |
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9780511774195 (ebook) |
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0511774192 (ebook) |
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9780511762468 (ebook) |
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0511762461 (ebook) |
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9780521197625 (hardback) |
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0521197627 (hardback) |
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