{"product_id":"arranged-companions-weijing-lu-9780295749129","title":"Arranged Companions: Marriage and Intimacy in Qing China","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eQuestions conventional assumptions about premodern conjugal relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAlthough commonly associated with patriarchal oppression, arranged marriages have adapted over the centuries to changing cultural norms and the lived experiences of men and women. In \u003ci\u003eArranged Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Weijing Lu chronicles how marital behaviors during the early and High Qing (mid-seventeenth through mid-nineteenth centuries) were informed by rich and complex traditions and mediated by the historical conditions of the period, during which marital affection was celebrated as a basic ingredient of an ideal marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLu finds public representation and private communication of marital affection in personal records, including poetry, biographies, letters, and memoirs. During this unique historical moment, ideals of marital companionship and love came to fruition while social changes also created new tensions for couples and extended families. Offering surprising revelations about conjugal relations during this time of change, \u003ci\u003e Arranged Companions\u003c\/i\u003e raises provocative questions about the cultural construction of intimacy and the meaning of a \"happy marriage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Weijing Lu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295749121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295749129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Weijing Lu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994566000895,"sku":"9780295749129","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42622478-5cbf-4819-9be0-e9727b534144.jpg?v=1683330914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arranged-companions-weijing-lu-9780295749129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}