Collection: Reference

Biographical Dictionary of Republican China is a biographical dictionary in four-volumes, often abbreviated as BDRC or referred to as "Boorman." It was published from 1967 to 1971 by Columbia University Press, edited by Howard L. Boorman, Director of the Research Project on Men and Politics in Mo...

250 biographies, women active from 1912 until 1990 who have forged careers as scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, and military officers, writers, academics, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators,..

400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties who have reached positions of authority, as well as women artists, writers, poets, entertainers and actresses.

Divided into 3 sections: Antiquity through Warring States; Qin through the Han dynasties; Three Kingdoms and the Jin dynasties through the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to show how these periods may have affected the lives of women.

In-depth look at the music, with detailed information on the groundbreaking artists that helped to shape jazz and blues as the styles developed. Organized by decade with background information and its place in the cultural, historical and social contexts.