A guide for students of Chinese and women's history. It synthesizes the research on women in twentieth-century China. It surveys more than 650 scholarly works, discussing Chinese women in the context of marriage, family, sexuality, labor, and national modernity. It is a practical bibliographic tool and a reflection on how we approach the past.
"An important and much-needed introduction to this rich and fast-growing field. Hershatter has handled a daunting task with aplomb." -Susan L. Glosser, author of Chinese Visions of Family and State, 1915-1953
"[A book] to refer to, to argue about, and one you cannot ignore."
