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Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950
G. William Skinner
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Description for Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950
Paperback. Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan; Lavely, William. Num Pages: 280 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 9 black & white tables, 68 b&w illus., 3 maps, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4522. .
In 1949, G. William Skinner, a Cornell University graduate student, set off for southwest China to conduct field research on rural social structure. He settled near the market town of Gaodianzi, Sichuan, and lived there for two and a half months, until the newly arrived Communists asked him to leave. During his time in Sichuan, Skinner kept detailed field notes and took scores of photos of rural life and unfolding events. Skinner went on to become a giant in his field-his obituary in American Anthropologist called him the world's most influential anthropologist of China. ... Read more
In 1949, G. William Skinner, a Cornell University graduate student, set off for southwest China to conduct field research on rural social structure. He settled near the market town of Gaodianzi, Sichuan, and lived there for two and a half months, until the newly arrived Communists asked him to leave. During his time in Sichuan, Skinner kept detailed field notes and took scores of photos of rural life and unfolding events. Skinner went on to become a giant in his field-his obituary in American Anthropologist called him the world's most influential anthropologist of China. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295999425
SKU
V9780295999425
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About G. William Skinner
G. William Skinner (1925-2008) was the dean of sinological anthropology in the West, a major theorist of family systems, and a pioneer in applying spatial analysis techniques to the study of agrarian societies. Stevan Harrell, professor of anthropology and environmental and forest sciences at the University of Washington, is the author of Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest China. William ... Read more
Reviews for Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950
This book deserves to be read by all students of twentieth-century rural China, in particular those with an interest in Sichuan. . . . Skinner's acute observations and his strong sympathy for the people he studied (a sympathy which they apparently returned) remain a model almost seventy years after the fact.
Jacob Eyferth
Pacific Affairs
Skinner (d. ... Read more
Jacob Eyferth
Pacific Affairs
Skinner (d. ... Read more