Polyandry and Wife-Selling in Qing Dynasty China

Auteur: Sommer, Matthew H.
Editeur: University of California Press
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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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780520287037
Auteur Sommer, Matthew H.
Editeur University of California Press