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15 produkter
Town and Country in China
Identity and Perception
Av David Faure, Tao Tao Liu m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1128 kr
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The transformation in Chinese social theory in the twentieth century placed the rural-urban divide at the centre of individual identity. In 1500, such distinctions were insignificant and it was the emergence of political reforms in the early 1920s and 1930s which separated cities and towns as …
Chieftains Into Ancestors
Imperial Expansion and Indigenous Society in Southwest China
Av David Faure, Ts'ui-p'ing Ho
Inbunden, 2013
1146 kr
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Chinese history has always been written from a centrist viewpoint, largely ignoring the local histories that were preserved for generations in the form of oral tradition through myths, legends, and religious ritual.Chieftains into Ancestors describes the intersection of imperial administration and …
Chieftains Into Ancestors
Imperial Expansion and Indigenous Society in Southwest China
Av David Faure, Ts'ui-p'ing Ho
Häftad, 2014
425 kr
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Chinese history has always been written from a centrist viewpoint, largely ignoring the local histories that were preserved for generations in the form of oral tradition through myths, legends, and religious ritual.Chieftains into Ancestors describes the intersection of imperial administration and …
Down to Earth
The Territorial Bond in South China
Inbunden, 1995
1400 kr
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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 …
Down to Earth
The Territorial Bond in South China
Häftad, 1995
338 kr
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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 …
Emperor and Ancestor
State and Lineage in South China
Av David Faure
Inbunden, 2007
812 kr
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This book summarizes twenty years of the author's work in historical anthropology and documents his argument that in China, ritual provided the social glue that law provided in the West. The book offers a readable history of the special lineage institutions for which south China has been noted and …
Town and Country in China
Identity and Perception
E-bok, 2016
1516 kr
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The transformation in Chinese social theory in the twentieth century placed the rural-urban divide at the centre of individual identity. In 1500, such distinctions were insignificant and it was the emergence of political reforms in the early 1920s and 1930s which separated cities and towns as …
Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China
An Historical Anthropology of Boat-and-Shed Living
Av Xi He, David Faure
Häftad, 2018
851 kr
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Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people …
Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China
An Historical Anthropology of Boat-and-Shed Living
Av Xi He, David Faure
Inbunden, 2015
2512 kr
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Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people …
Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China
An Historical Anthropology of Boat-and-Shed Living
Av David Faure, Xi He
E-bok, 2016
1004 kr
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Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people …
Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China
An Historical Anthropology of Boat-and-Shed Living
Av David Faure, Xi He
E-bok, 2016
1034 kr
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Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people …
Town and Country in China
Identity and Perception
Häftad, 2001
1130 kr
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The transformation in Chinese social theory in the twentieth century placed the rural-urban divide at the centre of individual identity. In 1500, such distinctions were insignificant and it was the emergence of political reforms in the early 1920s and 1930s which separated cities and towns as …
Unity and Diversity – Local Cultures and Identities in China
Av Tao Tao Liu, Tao Tao Liu m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
234 kr
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This book examines the evolution of the local identity in China from historical times to the present day. It traces the expression of local identity in religion and myth, in the construction of the provincial character, in the growth of cities, in literature, in economic development and in the …
Documentary History of Hong Kong – Economy
Häftad, 2004
334 kr
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This book demonstrates why Hong Kong was so successful as a commercial, industrial and financial city at differenttimes in its history and how these major changes made an impact on the life of its people. The documents selected for inclusion illustrate vividly problems confronted by entrepreneur …
China and Capitalism – A History of Business Enterprise in Modern China
Av David Faure
Häftad, 2006
245 kr
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This book describes China's encounter with capitalism from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. It poses poignant questions in simple language, guides the reader through a complex literature and presents a unique point of view.
