Population and Marketing Settlements in Ch''ing China

Klappentext This book presents and evaluates the data from the historical records of Ch'ing China (1644 1911). Zusammenfassung This book presents and evaluates the data from the historical records of Ch'ing China (1644–1911) to ascertain the quality of available records and to determine what they can tell is about variations from area to area and from period to period. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: local variations and social change in Ch'ing China; 2. The data: evaluation of quality and problems of analysis; 3. Villages and cities: age distributions, sex rations and household sizes; 4. Counties and prefectures: population growth and household size; 5. Variations by prefecture: periodic markets in Chihli and Shantung provinces; 6. Conclusions: historical data and their utility; Appendices 1-7; Works cited; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Gilbert Rozman, Rozman Gilbert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521107044
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10704-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, Population & demography, Population and Demography