The ugly wife is a treasure at home : true stories of love and marriage in communist China

The ugly wife is a treasure at home : true stories of love and marriage in communist China / Melissa Margaret Schneider.

For centuries, Chinese marriage involved matchmakers, child brides, dowries, and concubines, until the People's Republic of China was established by Mao Zedong and his Communist Party in 1949. Initially encouraging citizens to reject traditional arranged marriages and instead wed for love, the...

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Main Author: Schneider, Melissa Margaret
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, [2014]
Subjects:
Marriage > China > History > 20th century.
Mate selection > China > History > 20th century.
Sex > China > History > 20th century.
China > Social life and customs > 1949-1976.
China > Social life and customs > 1976-2002.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Who wants an ugly wife?
  • Prologue : Rooster weddings, second wives, and little feet / Chang Xing
  • The 1950s generation : when love didn't exist. Love after revolution / Jack Chou ; We didn't know what love was / Lucy Lai ; The three wives of a former (teenage) intelligence operative / Tom Liu ; The first group wedding in Zhengzhou / Ma Yajing ; The "old hand" man / Mr. Yang
  • The 1960s generation : forbid the early love. Marriage is nothing special / Ziu Shouhe and Lin Chunjiao ; Wearing white for Chairman Mao / Xu Kiwi ; The boy with the baby-raise-wife / Liu Wumin ; My reasons for hating my father / Wen "Ayi" ; A good fortune-teller and three tips for concealing your outside woman / Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wu ; You know your boyfriend is married if... / "Big Carol"
  • The 1970s generation : sex and love...or marriage? My lover's name is Sam / Fangfei ; For one tree, do not sacrifice the forest / Ming-Ming ; Shenzhen marriage park : want ads of last resort / Jason ; The ultimate perfect happiness as a stay-at-home mom / Sally ; A man who could speak his own name / Chou Xiao
  • The 1980s generation : reform and opening up of the heart. Girls / Ben Wang ; Six times love / Pan Shanshan ; Everyone knows that a girl shouldn't like a girl / Riley ; A wife of noble character, who can find? / Lightly Chanchan ; A tale of two sisters : arranged marriages and secret boyfriends / Lingyu ; She cut out my chicken eyes / Licai
  • The 1990s generation : unguided love. The Buddhist oracle said "no boyfriends" / Carrie ; I thought we would be together forever / Ethan Li Mingwen ; I thought to myself / Yu Lihe ; A conventional man / Will Guo Pingyou ; There are three kinds of Chinese parents / Emma Yang Xichi and Peony Li Dandan.

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