The construction of the "traditional Chinese woman" in the Western academy: A critical review

Signs

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-151

  Teng, Jinhua Emma ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1086/495138     Document Type: Review

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