Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China I - The Internal Dynamics of the Huizhou Hyper-Stability Structure

As the first of a two-volume set examining the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the internal elements of this social functioning.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Literature Review and Research Methodology 2. The Internal Dynamics of Village Autonomy 3. The Normal Circumstances of Village Autonomy

About the author

Tang Lixing is a distinguished professor at the China Academy of Art and a professor of history at Shanghai Normal University, China. He is a pioneering scholar of Anhui Studies in China. His research expertise includes late imperial and modern Chinese history, Chinese social history, and cultural history. His recent publications with Routledge also include Merchants and Society in Modern China: Rise of Merchant Groups (2018).

Summary

As the first of a two-volume set examining the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the internal elements of this social functioning.

Product details

• Authors: Tang Lixing, Tang (Professor Lixing
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032944890
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294489-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; China, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Asia / China, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Chinese History;Social History;Economic History;Modernity