TY - BOOK AU - Dien,Dora Shu-fang ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Empress Wu Zetian in fiction and in history: female defiance in Confucian China AV - DS749.42.W8 D54 2003eb U1 - 951/.017/092B 22 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers KW - Wu hou, KW - Empresses KW - China KW - Biography KW - Women KW - History KW - Sex role KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-105) and index; The ideological backdrop -- Destinies of the flowers in the mirror -- Li Ruzhen's commentary on Chinese society -- The rise and fall of the historical Empress Wu -- Empress Wu's achievements -- Gender distinctions in traditional China -- Defiant women in legend and fiction -- Overcoming the legacy of Confucianism: urban educated women today; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10681383 ER -