Village And Family In Contemporary China

William L. Parish; Martin King Whyte

ISBN 10: 0226645908 / ISBN 13: 9780226645902

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1978

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First edition1978, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Martin Whyte's Own Copy, Signed on ffep. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition fine, square tight and clean book, no markings of ny kind, no names no underlinings no highlights no bent page corners, not a reminder. Dust jacket very good, bright with rubbing and small tears along extremities. Not clipped. 8vo, 419 pages, index. Seller Inventory # 002388

Bibliographic Details

Title: Village And Family In Contemporary China

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

After 1949 the Chinese Communists carried out land reform, the collectivization of agriculture, and the formation of people's communes. The new economic and political organizations that emerged have made peasant life more comfortable and secure, but many economic and status differentials and traditional customs remain resistant to change. Focusing on rural Kwangtung province, William L. Parish and Martin King Whyte examine the rural work-incentive system, village equality and inequality, rural health care and education, marriage customs, and the position of women, among other topics, to determine what and how much of the traditional Chinese ways of life is left in Communist China.

About the Author:

William L. Parish is professor of sociology and Director of the Center for Far Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. Martin King Whyte is professor of sociology and an associate of the Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan.