{"product_id":"9781472569851","title":"Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnn A. Pang-White | Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad | Sor-hoon Tan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts,\u003ci\u003e The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive overview of the complexity of gender disparity in Chinese thought and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four main sections, an international group of experts in Chinese Studies write on Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist approaches to gender relations. Each section includes a general introduction, a set of authoritative articles written by leading scholars and comprehensive bibliographies, designed to provide the non-specialist with a practical and broad overview. Beginning with the Ancient and Medieval period before moving on to Modern and Contemporary approaches, specially commissioned chapters include Pre-Qin canonical texts, women in early Chinese ethics, the yin-yang gender dynamic and the Buddhist understanding of the conception of gender. Considering why the philosophy of women and gender dynamics in Chinese thought is rarely confronted, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender \u003c\/i\u003eis a pioneering cross-disciplinary introduction to Chinese philosophy's intersection with gender studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy bridging the fields of Chinese philosophy, religion, intellectual history, feminism, and gender studies, this cutting-edge volume fills a great need in the current literature on Chinese philosophy and provides student and scholars with an invaluable research resource to a growing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnn A. Pang-White\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Asian Studies at The University of Scranton, USA\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472569851\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332063854732,"sku":"9781472569851","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_28adc715-8e61-406a-b106-b35f73e9394a.jpg?v=1783601303","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472569851","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}