Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China

Name: Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China
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ISBN: 9780804745598

ISBN-10: 0804745595

ISBN-13: 9780804745598

Edition: 2000

Authors: Matthew H. Sommer

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This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, arguing that the eighteenth century in China was a time of profound change in sexual matters. During this time, the basic organizing principle for state regulation of sexuality shifted away from status, under which members of different groups had long been held to distinct standards of familial and sexual morality. In its place, a new regime of gender mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability across status boundaries—all people were expected to conform to gender roles defined in terms of marriage. This shift in the regulation of…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 1/2/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English