The scholarly essays offer study-assessments of the changing roles, status, and lives of Chinese women, urban and rural, wealthy and poor, on the Mainland and Taiwan, in the twentieth century

【Review】

'This is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of Chinese society. The historians and anthropologists who participated help to destroy many stereotypes we have about Chinese women, and they grapple with important issues... This volume is a must for all serious students dealing with modern China.' Choice