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China's Gentry: Essays on Urban-Rural Relations
Hsiao-Tung Fei
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Description for China's Gentry: Essays on Urban-Rural Relations
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
These seven essays on the structure of Chinese society are based on articles contributed by Fei to Chinese newspapers in 1947 and 1948. Six case histories from a study of the gentry by Yung-teh Chow are appended.
"The chief interest and charm of this book lie in the fact that it is not directed to the Western reader; these were studies written in Chinese, by an erudite Chinese, for a Chinese public. . . . Mrs. Redfield is to be complimented for her own careful research in preparing this translation for a non-Chinese public."—Robert F. Spencer, American Anthropologist ... Read more
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These seven essays on the structure of Chinese society are based on articles contributed by Fei to Chinese newspapers in 1947 and 1948. Six case histories from a study of the gentry by Yung-teh Chow are appended.
"The chief interest and charm of this book lie in the fact that it is not directed to the Western reader; these were studies written in Chinese, by an erudite Chinese, for a Chinese public. . . . Mrs. Redfield is to be complimented for her own careful research in preparing this translation for a non-Chinese public."—Robert F. Spencer, American Anthropologist ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226239576
SKU
V9780226239576
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