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Readings in Chinese Women's Philosophical and Feminist Thought gathers 40 original writings on women by 32 authors (many of whom are women) from the Yuan dynasty to the Republics an important 700-year historical period during which women's learning in China blossomed as a result of economic prosperity the development of commercial printing and the interaction between East and West. Selections are made not only from canonical texts on women's virtues but also from less orthodox literary works such as plays poetry novels essays and revolutionary writings that illuminate the lived experience of women and the perception of gender. With many texts translated into English for the first time this reader provides the context needed to understand them. It features: - Chronologically organized readings in the sequence of the Yuan Ming Qing dynasties and the Republics to demonstrate historical progression of thought (or the lack of) - Introductions to each section and chapter covering essential information about the authors and the cultural historical and philosophical background to their work - A chronology of dynasties Republics key events and a map Recovering discourse so often neglected in discussion of Chinese thought this is the first collection to pay special attention to women-authored works from the late 13th to the early 21st century. By bringing these readings together in a single volume it juxtaposes and compares female and male perspectives from the same time and creates a new narrative of Chinese philosophical thought.

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