Technology and gender: fabrics of power in late imperial china
Auteur :
Bray, Francesca
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520208612
Date de publication :
3 juil. 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this feminist history of eight centuries of private life in China, the author inserts women into the history of technology and adds technology to the history of women. Bray takes issue with the Orientalist image that traditional Chinese women were deprived of freedom and dignity.