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

As the second volume of a two-volume set that examines the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the external factors that influence and renew social functioning.

List of contents

1. The External Dynamics of Village Autonomy 2. Reconstruction of Clans after the Collapse of the Internal Cycle 3. The Struggles of Village Autonomy after the Collapse of the External Cycle 4. The Breaking of Cycles and the Demise of Village Autonomy 5. Conclusion

About the author

Tang Lixing is a distinguished professor at 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 second volume of a two-volume set that examines the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the external factors that influence and renew social functioning.

Product details

• Authors: Tang Lixing, Tang (Professor Lixing
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032950150
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3295015-0
• No. of pages: 294
• 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;Economic History;Modernity;Social History