Family, Fields, and Ancestors: Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949

Type

Book

Authors

Lloyd E. Eastman

ISBN 10

0195052706

ISBN 13

9780195052701

Tags

Economic History, China, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Social Sciences, Cultural, Economics, Asia, Anthropology

Description

This is the first book to synthesize and make available important recent research on China's social and economic history, offering a completely new perspective on the four centuries from the Ming Dynasty to the Communist revolution. Drawing on a wide array of sources, the author clarifies the complexities of Chinese society, covering a wide range of topics from population trends, class structure, and religion to agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing. - from Amzon

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