Old Madam Yin A Memoir of Peking Life

Name: Old Madam Yin A Memoir of Peking Life
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ISBN: 9780804710992

ISBN-10: 0804710996

ISBN-13: 9780804710992

Edition: 1979

Authors: Ida Pruitt

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By the author of the classic A Daughter of Han, this is an affectionate, revealing portrait of an old, wealthy widow and her family in the Peking of the 1920s and early 1930s. Through the daily life and the memories of shrewd, forthright Lao Tai-tai, we are given an intimate glimpse into centuries-old way of life that was fast coming to an end.We explore the inner workings of an upper-class urban family: the relations between husbands wives and between wives and concubines, the interactions among brothers, the activities and family concerns of a widowed matriarch, and more generally the role of women in such a family. We go behind the high walls surrounding the family compound, and see how…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1979
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 6/1/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English