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Faure/Siu - Down to Earth: The Territorial Bond in South China - 9780804724340 - V9780804724340
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Down to Earth: The Territorial Bond in South China

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Description for Down to Earth: The Territorial Bond in South China hardcover. Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. Editor(s): Faure, David; Siu, Helen F. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.

Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. The delta is a rich and socially complex area of south China, and the contributors - scholars from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States - have long-standing ties to the region.

The contributors argue that local society in the Delta was integrated into the Chinese state through a series of changes that involved constant redefinition of ... Read more

In reconstructing the 'civilizing process' in the Delta, whereby local inhabitants, both elites and commoners, used symbolic and instrumental means to become part of Chinese culture and polity, the book confronts a central question in history and anthropology: How do we conceptualize the historical development of a state agrarian society with hierarchies of power and authority, attachment to which is both unifying and diversifying?

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804724340
SKU
V9780804724340
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

Reviews for Down to Earth: The Territorial Bond in South China
"[F]ascinating essays are integrated into a tightly woven volume by a set of common questions which are excellently discussed by the editors in their introduction and conclusion."—Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society "This is an important volume for Chinese studies and for social scientists interested in the ways in which constructions of kinship and descent can be used to legitimize ... Read more

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