TY - BOOK AU - Bray,Francesca TI - Technology and gender: fabrics of power in late imperial China SN - 9780520919006 AV - HQ1768 .B72 1997eb U1 - 305.3/0951 20 PY - 1997/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Sex role KW - China KW - History KW - Women KW - Social conditions KW - Technology KW - Social aspects KW - R�ole selon le sexe KW - Chine KW - Histoire KW - Femmes KW - Conditions sociales KW - Technologie KW - Aspect social KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Gender Studies KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Gender & Ethnic Studies KW - hilcc KW - Social Sciences KW - Gender Studies & Sexuality KW - 960-1644 KW - 1644-1912 KW - Electronic books N1 - "A Philip E. Lilienthal book."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-409) and index; List of Chinese Dynasties -- Introduction: The Framework of Everyday Life: Technology, Women and Cultural History -- pt. 1. Building a Tradition: The Construction of Chinese Social Space. 1. House Form and Meaning. 2. Encoding Patriarchy. 3. The Text of the Chinese House -- pt. 2. Women's Work: Weaving New Patterns in the Social Fabric. 4. Fabrics of Power: The Canonical Meanings of Women's Work. 5. Economic Expansion and Changing Division of Labor. 6. Women's Work and Women's Place -- pt. 3. Meanings of Motherhood: Reproductive Technologies and Their Uses. 7. Medical History and Gender History. 8. Reproductive Medicine and the Dual Nature of Fertility. 9. Reproductive Hierarchies. Conclusion: Gynotechnics and Civilization UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9982 ER -