Includes bibiographical references (pages 327-350) and index.
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Concubines and servants in the general populace -- The dimension of human trafficking -- The path of a concubine -- Domestic servants, office attendants, and apprentices -- Imperial consorts and servants -- Booi elite and harangga -- Ming serving-women -- Qing serving-women and eunuchs -- Ritual canon and imperial harem -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The ming imperial harem -- Appendix B: The Qing imperial harem -- Appendix C: the Ming six bureaus -- Appendix D: Simplified plans of Ming-Qing palace and Beijing -- Bibliography -- About the author.
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