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Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in

Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in

$57.20 AUD$12.00 AUD
Acting the Right Part is a cultural history of huaju (modern Chinese drama) from 1966 to 1996. Xiaomei Chen situates her study both in the context of Chinese literary and...
Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China

Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China

$44.95 AUD$31.47 AUD
In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan,...
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China

Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of

$26.99 AUD
A major new biography from the internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, Mao and Empress Dowager Cixi- a gripping story of sisterhood, revolution and betrayal, and three women who helped...
Gender, Power, and Talent: The Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China

Gender, Power, and Talent: The Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China

$132.95 AUD$106.36 AUD
During the Tang dynasty (618-907), changes in political policies, the religious landscape, and gender relations opened the possibility for Daoist women to play an unprecedented role in religious and public...