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ENG Ancient China and Greece are two classical civilisations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West comparison. This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Two distinct patterns of interpersonal affinity and conflict emerge from the Chinese and Greek sources that show men and women organizing themselves and interacting with each other in social occasions intended for collective pursuit of pleasure. Through an analysis of the two different patterns, Yiqun Zhou illuminates the different socio-political mechanisms, value systems, and fabrics of human bonds in the two classical traditions. Her book will be important for readers who are interested in the comparative study of societies, gender studies, women's history, and the legacy of civilisations. RUS - , - . , , - , . - - , , - , . - , . , , , .

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ENG Yiqun Zhou is Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford University. She has published widely on the literature and culture of early China, gender history, late imperial Chinese fiction, and the reception of Greek antiquity in modern China. She is the author of Festivals, Feasts, and Gender Relations in Ancient China and Greece. RUS - .

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