Using primary evidence such as official documents, newspapers and memoirs, Paul Bailey analyzes the significance, impact and nature of women's public education

Contributed papers presented earlier at a conference.

Well-educated populations are important aspects of any contemporary society, as education increases national and global development and the positive expansion o

‘Scattered with inspiring life-stories of courageous women.’ The Guardian In the early years of the People’s Republic, the Communist Party sought to trans

This book investigates the changing opportunities in higher education for different social groups during China’s transition from the socialist regime to a mar