Polyandry and Wife-Selling in Qing Dynasty China

Author : Matthew H. Sommer

Hardback

Published : Tuesday 15 September 2015

ISBN : 9780520287037

Price : €78.39

Description

Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes.

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