{"product_id":"the-confucian-four-books-for-women-a-new-translation-of-the-na1-4-sishu-and-the-commentary-of-wang-xiang","title":"The Confucian Four Books for Women: A New Translation of the Nã1\/4 Sishu and the Commentary of Wang Xiang","description":"This volume presents the first English translation of the Confucian classics, \u003cem\u003eFour Books for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, with extensive commentary by the compiler, Wang Xiang, and introductions and annotations by translator Ann A. Pang-White. Written by women for women's education, the Confucian \u003cem\u003eFour Books for Women\u003c\/em\u003e spanned the 1st to the 16th centuries, and encompass Ban Zhao's\u003cem\u003e Lessons for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, Song Ruoxin's and Song Ruozhao's \u003cem\u003eAnalects for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, Empress Renxiaowen's \u003cem\u003eTeachings for the Inner Court\u003c\/em\u003e, and Madame Liu's (Chaste Widow Wang's) \u003cem\u003eShort Records of Models for Women\u003c\/em\u003e. A female counterpart to the famous \u003cem\u003eSishu\u003c\/em\u003e (Four Books) compiled by Zhu Xi, Wang Xiang's \u003cem\u003eNÃ1\/4 sishu\u003c\/em\u003e provides an invaluable look at the long-standing history and evolution of Chinese women's writing, education, identity, and philosophical discourse, along with their struggles and triumphs, across the millennia and numerous Chinese dynasties. Pang-White's new translation brings the authors of the\u003cem\u003e Four Books for Women\u003c\/em\u003e to life as real, living people, and illustrates why they wrote and how their work empowered women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9663739\"\u003eAnn A. Pang-White\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190460891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019046089X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL018000\"\u003eConfucianism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI003000\"\u003eEastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS008000\"\u003eAsia | China\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn A. Pang-White\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Director of Asian Studies at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is the editor of \u003cem\u003eBloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and the author of over a dozen articles on Chinese and comparative philosophy as well as medieval philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44702505894125,"sku":"9780190460891","price":72.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_69d080fc-6af1-4158-883d-47d6b91e06f1.jpg?v=1703888858","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-confucian-four-books-for-women-a-new-translation-of-the-na1-4-sishu-and-the-commentary-of-wang-xiang","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}