Women Shall Not Rule
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Author | : Keith McMahon |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2013-06-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442222905 |
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Chinese emperors guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, in some cases hundreds and even thousands. Women Shall Not Rule offers a fascinating history of imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony—rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Besides ambitious empresses and concubines, these vivid stories of the imperial polygamous family are also populated with prolific emperors, wanton women, libertine men, cunning eunuchs, and bizarre cases of intrigue and scandal among rival wives. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe the values and ideals of imperial polygamy and the ways in which it worked and did not work in real life. His rich sources are both historical and fictional, including poetic accounts and sensational stories told in pornographic detail. Displaying rare historical breadth, his lively and fascinating study will be invaluable as a comprehensive and authoritative resource for all readers interested in the domestic life of royal palaces across the world.
Author | : A. J. Jacobs |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2008-09-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0743291484 |
Download The Year of Living Biblically Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The bestselling author of The Know-It-All takes on history's most influential book.
Author | : Keith McMahon |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2016-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442255021 |
Download Celestial Women Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This volume completes Keith McMahon’s acclaimed history of imperial wives and royal polygamy in China. Avoiding the stereotype of the emperor’s plural wives as mere victims or playthings, the book considers empresses and concubines as full-fledged participants in palace life, whether as mothers, wives, or go-betweens in the emperor’s relations with others in the palace. Although restrictions on women’s participation in politics increased dramatically after Empress Wu in the Tang, the author follows the strong and active women, of both high and low rank, who continued to appear. They counseled emperors, ghostwrote for them, oversaw succession when they died, and dominated them when they were weak. They influenced the emperor’s relationships with other women and enhanced their aura and that of the royal house with their acts of artistic and religious patronage. Dynastic history ended in China when the prohibition that women should not rule was defied for the final time by Dowager Cixi, the last great monarch before China’s transformation into a republic.
Author | : Dee Dee Myers |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2009-10-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0061756288 |
Download Why Women Should Rule the World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
If women ruled the world, politics would be more collegial, businesses would be more productive, and communities would be healthier. More women should lead—not because they are the same as men, but precisely because they are different. Reflecting on her own tenure as White House press secretary and her work as a political analyst, media commentator, and former consultant to NBC's The West Wing, Dee Dee Myers blends memoir and social history with a call to action, as she assesses the crucial but long-ignored strengths that female leaders bring to the table. With intelligence, courage, candor, and wit, she looks at the obstacles women must overcome and the traps they must avoid on the path to success, and she challenges us to imagine a not-too-distant future with more women standing tall in the top ranks of politics, business, science, and academia.
Author | : Sharon Jaynes |
Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0736939873 |
Download What God Really Thinks About Women Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Popular speaker, teacher, and author Sharon Jaynes (more than 235,000 copies sold) reveals the stories of women in the Bible who had meaningful encounters with Jesus. With her trademark biblical perspective, Sharon spends time with Jesus' mother, Mary, the woman at the well, Mary Magdalene, and others, and brings to life their experiences with the forgiveness, healing, and love of Jesus. As Sharon explores how God interacted with women of the Bible, she uncovers some surprises and is excited to share the news with readers today--God has great dreams for them and continues to transform women from insignificant to highly esteemed disgraced to full of grace guilty to forgiven Readers will discover God's heart and hope for them as He lovingly exchanges their heartache, hopelessness, or shame for the beauty of wholeness.
Author | : Paul T. Penley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : |
Download Reenacting the Way (of Jesus) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : John Piper |
Publisher | : Crossway |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 2021-01-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433573482 |
Download Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Revised Edition) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A Guide to Navigate Evangelical Feminism In a society where gender roles are a hot-button topic, the church is not immune to the controversy. In fact, the church has wrestled with varying degrees of evangelical feminism for decades. As evangelical feminism has crept into the church, time-trusted resources like Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood help remind Christians of what the Bible has to say. In this edition of the award-winning best seller, more than 20 influential men and women such as John Piper, Wayne Grudem, D. A. Carson, and Elisabeth Elliot offer thought-provoking essays responding to the challenge egalitarianism poses to life in the church and in the home. Covering topics like role distinctions in the church, how biblical manhood and womanhood should work out in practice, and women in the history of the church, this helpful resource will help readers learn to orient their beliefs with God's unchanging word in an ever-changing culture.
Author | : Andreas J. Köstenberger |
Publisher | : Crossway |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2016-02-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433549646 |
Download Women in the Church (Third Edition) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The role of women in the church is more hotly debated today than ever. Christians on all sides of the issue often turn to the apostle Paul’s words in 1 Timothy to justify their position, arguing over the meaning and application of this challenging passage. Now in its third edition, this classic exposition of 1 Timothy 2:9–15 includes contributions by Thomas Schreiner, Andreas Köstenberger, Robert Yarbrough, Rosaria Butterfield, and others, walking readers through the biblical text with careful exegesis, sound reasoning, and a keen awareness of the implications for men and women in the church. Academically rigorous yet pastorally sensitive, this book offers Christians a helpful overview of Paul’s teaching related to how men and women are to relate to one another when it comes to authoritative teaching in the local church. Includes a new preface, a new conclusion, four updated chapters, and two all-new chapters.
Author | : Ellen Fein |
Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2008-11-15 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780446549936 |
Download All the Rules Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The search for Mr. Right starts here. This simple set of dating dos and don'ts-combining The Rules and The Rules II-will teach you how to find (and keep!) a man who treats you with the respect and dignity you deserve. You are a creature unlike any other (Rule #1)-that's why you need... The Rules. Refreshingly blunt, astonishingly effective, and at times hilarious, All the Rules will lead you to where you want to be: in a healthy, committed relationship. These commonsense guidelines will help you: Lead a full, satisfying, busy life outside of romance. Accept occasional defeat and move on. Bring out the best in you and in the men you date. Whether you're eighteen or eighty, these time-tested techniques will help you find the man of your dreams.
Author | : Deborah Liu |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2022-08-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0310364868 |
Download Take Back Your Power Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power. As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder--she's a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry--Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace . . . and the ways to overcome them. For every woman who grew up competing on the uneven playing field, who is told she is too aggressive, assertive, dramatic, or emotional, this book is the battle cry you need to learn to thrive within the system that exists today, even if it's not the one we wish it were. Take Back Your Power presents both hard data and Liu's personal experiences from twenty years as a woman leader in the male-dominated tech industry to help you: Find your voice, learn how to ask, and achieve what you want in a system that isn't fair and wasn't created for you Debunk the negative connotations of "power" and harness it for your own success Discover how to be heard, seen, and taken more seriously at work by getting out of your own way Overcome the lie that success is only achieved alone by finding the four types of allies you need to reach your goals Become a great leader without losing yourself in the process You have the power to change the future of work for yourself--and for women everywhere.