Chinese Local Elites and Patterns of Dominance: Volume 11

Book Overview

This important volume affords a panoramic view of local elites during the dramatic changes of late imperial and Republic China. Eleven specialists present fresh, detailed studies of subjects ranging from cultivated upper gentry to twentieth-century militarists, from wealthy urban merchants to village leaders. In the introduction and conclusion the editors reassess the pioneering gentry studies of the 1960s, draw comparisons to elites in Europe, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520301056
• ISBN13: 9780520301054
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"