Kinship, contract, community, and state : anthropological perspectives on China / Myron L. Cohen.
| Author/creator | Cohen, Myron L., 1937- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xii, 359 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. ^A593434 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Introduction to Arthur H. Smith's Village life in China -- Being Chinese : the peripheralization of traditional identity -- Cultural and political inventions in modern China : the case of the Chinese "peasant" -- North China rural families : changes during the communist era -- Lineage development and the family in China -- Lineage organization in north China -- Lineage organization in east China -- Commodity creation in late imperial China -- Writs of passage in late imperial China : contracts and the documentation of practical understandings in Minong, Taiwan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-345) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004020533 |
| ISBN | 0804750661 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 080475067X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN635.C6 C64 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |