Thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-406).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1971. / Typescript.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1971. / Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed 20 May 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2007. / Vita. In bibliographical references (leaves 319-339).

Thesis (M.A.)--Taiwan da xue. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189).

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Gender relations as well as the social situation of Manchu women have long been ignored in studies of the cultural evolution of the Manchu. By setting the discussion of Manchu women in the context of cultural adaptation, this study reintroduces gender and women's problems into the research on the Manchu culture by outlining the social changes in Manchu society over 300 years, which in turn have affected the social position of Manchu women. A literature review provides a theoretical framework to the understanding of the interaction between the social system of Manchu society and environmental stress. An emphasis is laid on the role of the state in cultural evolution and its influence on Manchu women. Two factors significantly affecting Manchu women's lives are the introduction of the Banner system and the process of systematic sinification. Cultural assimilation and maintenance are also major topics covered in this study. The results of a field investigation at Outer Firearm Camp In Beijing reveal a pattern of a mixture of Han and Manchu customs, which serves as a good example of how a cultural system be partially destroyed and partially preserved in the process of adaptation, and how women's status remains higher among the Manchu than among the Han. The Manchu's basic cultural value system with its emphasis on women's equality has proven to be remarkably stable despite many social adaptations to extreme pressures from the outside world. / Graduation date: 1996 / Best scan available for p.53 and p.106.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University Of Hawai'i, 1985. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1938. / Bibliography: p. [347]-365.