{"product_id":"a-tender-voyage-children-and-childhood-in-late-imperial-china-paperback","title":"A Tender Voyage: Children and Childhood in Late Imperial China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePing-Chen Hsiung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tender Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. The author draws on an extraordinary range of sources to analyze both the normative concept of childhood--literary and philosophical--and the treatment and experience of children in China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study begins with the history of pediatrics and newborn care and their evolution over time. The author moves on to the social environment of the child, including models of upbringing and expected behavior and the treatment of different kinds of children, including the rebellious and the \"gentle\" child. She examines the role of the mother, notably her close and complex relations with her sons, and the broader emotional world of children, their relationships with the adults around them, and the destructive power of death. The last section discusses concepts of childhood in China and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout, the study keeps in view the issue of representation versus practice, the role of memory, and the importance of listening for what is not said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. The author draws on an extraordinary range of sources to analyze both the normative concept of childhood--literary and philosophical--and the treatment and experience of children in China.\u003cbr\u003eThe study begins with the history of pediatrics and newborn care and their evolution over time. The author moves on to the social environment of the child, including models of upbringing and expected behavior and the treatment of different kinds of children, including the rebellious and the \"gentle\" child. She examines the role of the mother, notably her close and complex relations with her sons, and the broader emotional world of children, their relationships with the adults around them, and the destructive power of death. The last section discusses concepts of childhood in China and the West.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout, the study keeps in view the issue of representation versus practice, the role of memory, and the importance of listening for what is not said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA definitive work.--CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest strengths of Hsiung's study are the great breadth of material she is able to draw on, and the sophistication with which she applies Western theoretical approaches in interpreting those sources.\"--American Historical Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePing-chen Hsiung is Dean of College of Liberal Arts at National Central University and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica, Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.19 x 6.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817903358240,"sku":"9780804757546","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49e67b6da8900d55c27bfbd30821c92d.webp?v=1781112438","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-tender-voyage-children-and-childhood-in-late-imperial-china-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}