Making of a New Rural Order in South China: Volume 1, Village, Land, - and Lineage in Huizhou, 900160

Landmark study of the long-term dynamics of Chinese village history proposing a new framework for understanding pre-modern economies in Asia.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Village institutions in the Song and Yuan; 2. Large communal families and lineages: kinship and property in the Song and Yuan; 3. Village institutions in the early and mid Ming; 4. Lineage trusts: success and adversity; 5. Lineage trusts: reforms and their aftermath; 6. Timber futures; Conclusion; Index.

About the author

Joseph P. McDermott is Reader in Chinese History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College. He has published widely on the pre-modern social and economic history of China.

Product details

• Authors: Joe P. McDermott, Joseph P McDermott, Joseph P. Mcdermott, Joseph P. (University of Cambridge) Mcdermott, McDermott Joseph P.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107046221
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04622-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, HISTORY / Asia / General, Anthropology, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700