Land and Lineage in China - A Study of T ung Ch eng County, Anhwel, in Ming Ch ing Dynasties

Klappentext The book is unique and will be of interest to anthropologists as well as sociologists and historians. Zusammenfassung This is a study of landholding! taxation and social structure in one county of central China that became famous in the Ming and Ch'ing periods for producing great officials and remarkable intellectual traditions. The primary aim of the author is to investigate the composition! organisation and economic basis of the local elite. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Chinese elite and the foundations of its power; 2. T'ung-ch'eng county; 3. Land and taxation; 4. Lineage organisation and social structure; 5. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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• Authors: Hilary J. Beattie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.02.2009
• EAN: 9780521101110
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10111-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese H
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories