Biographical dictionary of Chinese women : Tang through Ming, 618-1644
This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644). Many of the entries are the result of original research and provide the only substantial information on women available in English.
University of Hong Kong Libraries publications, no. 25, number 25
Biographies
xliii, 672 pages ; 24 cm.
9780765643148, 9780765600431, 9780765607980, 9780765617507, 0765643146, 0765600439, 0765607980, 0765617501
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PrefaceIn Memoriam: Agniezska Dorota Syrokomla-Stefanowska (1936-2008)Editors' NoteAcknowledgmentsGuide to Chinese Words UsedContributorsTranslatorsChronology of Dynasties and Major RulersFinding List by Background or Fields of EndeavorBiographies: Tang Through MingGlossary of Chinese NamesAbout the Editors
"An East Gate book."