The ugly wife is a treasure at home : true stories of love and marriage in communist China /

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Author / Creator:	Schneider, Melissa Margaret, author.
Imprint:	[Lincoln] : Potomac Books, [2014]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Marriage -- China -- History -- 20th century. Mate selection -- China -- History -- 20th century. Sex -- China -- History -- 20th century. Manners and customs. Marriage. Mate selection. Sex. China -- Social life and customs -- 1949-1976. China -- Social life and customs -- 1976-2002. China. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11276577

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ISBN:	1612347045 9781612347042 9781612346946 1612346944
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	The ugly wife is a treasure at home is not just an idle expression in China. For centuries, Chinese marriage involved matchmakers, child brides, dowries, and concubines, until the Peoples Republic of China was established by Mao Zedong and his Communist Party in 1949. Initially encouraging citizens to reject traditional arranged marriages and instead wed for love, the party soon spurned the sin of putting love first, fearful that romantic love would distract good Communists from selflessly carrying out the States agenda. Under Mao the party established the power to approve or reject proposed m.
Other form:	Print version: 9781612346946 1612346944

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