This book rewrites the history of East Asia by rethinking the contentious relationship between "Confucianisms" and "women."

This book rewrites the history of East Asia by rethinking the contentious relationship between "Confucianisms" and "women."

A Companion to Gender History surveys the history of womenaround the world, studies their interaction with men in genderedsocieties, and looks at the role of gender in shaping humanbehavior over thousands of years. An extensive survey of the history of women around the world,their interaction with men, and the role of gender in shaping humanbehavior over thousands of years. Discusses family history, the history of the body andsexuality, and cultural history alongside women’s history andgender history. Considers the importance of class, region, ethnicity, race andreligion to the formation of gendered societies. Contains both thematic essays and chronological-geographicessays. Gives due weight to pre-history and the pre-modern era as wellas to the modern era. Written by scholars from across the English-speaking world andscholars for whom English is not their first language.

This book invites you on a journey of exploration into the lives and cultures of ancient Asian women. It offers a brief and concise glimpse into the lives, traditions, and daily routines of women in ancient Asia. Designed as a means to understand the daily lives and various social roles of women during those times. Focusing on different cultures such as China, Japan, and Korea, the book sheds light on how women lived, what they valued, and how they interacted in their daily lives. It explores their place in society, their roles within the family, and other significant duties traditionally undertaken. Each page aims to immerse the reader into the lives of women during those times. Their daily rituals, attire, family relationships, and societal norms are briefly discussed in this work. Additionally, it highlights their contributions in areas such as education, art, and religion, emphasizing their cultural and social significance. Dating back to 1896, this book aims to strengthen readers' ability to understand and appreciate cultural heritage, while gaining a deep perspective on how women have shaped history. I hope this book offers a new understanding and profound exploration into the lives of ancient Asian women. Happy reading. maiyayinevi.com/maibooks

"Wm. Theodore de Bary offers a selection of essential readings from his immensely popular anthologies Sources of Chinese Tradition, Sources of Korean Tradition, and Sources of Japanese Tradition so readers can experience a concise but no less comprehensive portrait of the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of East Asia."--

He-Yin Zhen (ca. 1884-1920?) was a theorist who figured centrally in the birth of Chinese feminism. Unlike her contemporaries, she was concerned less with China's fate as a nation and more with the relationship among patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism, and gender subjugation as global historical problems. This volume, the first translation and study of He-Yin's work in English, critically reconstructs early twentieth-century Chinese feminist thought in a transnational context by juxtaposing He-Yin Zhen's writing against works by two better-known male interlocutors of her time. The editors begin with a detailed analysis of He-Yin Zhen's life and thought. They then present annotated translations of six of her major essays, as well as two foundational tracts by her male contemporaries, Jin Tianhe (1874-1947) and Liang Qichao (1873–1929), to which He-Yin's work responds and with which it engages. Jin, a poet and educator, and Liang, a philosopher and journalist, understood feminism as a paternalistic cause that liberals like themselves should defend. He-Yin presents an alternative conception that draws upon anarchism and other radical trends. Ahead of her time, He-Yin Zhen complicates conventional accounts of feminism and China's history, offering original perspectives on sex, gender, labor, and power that remain relevant today.

Footbinding is widely condemned as perverse & as symbolic of male domination over women. This study offers a more complex explanation of a thousand year practice, contending that the binding of women's feet in China was sustained by the interests of both women and men.