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OverviewExplores the complex history and legacy of elite wives, concubines, and daughters of warlords in twentieth-century China. In Women and Their Warlords, historian Kate Merkel-Hess examines the lives and personalities of the female relatives of the military rulers who governed regions of China from 1916 to 1949. Posing for candid photographs and sitting for interviews, these women did not merely advance male rulers' agendas. They advocated for social and political changes, gave voice to feminist ideas, and shaped how the public perceived them. As the first publicly political partners in modern China, the wives and concubines of Republican-era warlords changed how people viewed elite women's engagement in politics. Drawing on popular media sources, including magazine profiles and gossip column items, Merkel-Hess draws unexpected connections between militarism, domestic life, and state power in this insightful new account of gender and authority in twentieth-century China. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kate Merkel-HessPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780226834306ISBN 10: 0226834301 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 03 September 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations A Note on Terms Introduction 1. Finding the First Ladies of China 2. Women at the Front 3. Not Just a Good Wife and Wise Mother 4. A Revolutionary Family Affair 5. The First Lady and the Second Wife Conclusion Acknowledgments Glossary of Personal Names and Terms Notes Bibliography IndexReviews“Analyzing the thick layers of power, militarism, and emotion, Merkel-Hess has provided us with fresh and important insights into China’s warlord era, ‘warlord culture,’ and its impact on China’s modernization. Impressive and timely, this book demonstrates with force and eloquence how gender was integral to these dramatic national changes.” * Louise Edwards, emeritus, University of New South Wales * “Not only does this book make important interjections into the field of gender history, but Merkel-Hess also asks us to rethink how we currently frame the political history of twentieth-century China. By including the voices of women as political actors, she reinstates agency to women in the making of state- and nation-building projects in ways never done before.” * Kelly Hammond, University of Arkansas * Author InformationKate Merkel-Hess is associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of The Rural Modern: Reconstructing the Self and State in Republican China, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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