Practicing Kinship: Lineage and Descent in Late Imperial China

By Michael Szonyi

Book Overview

Presenting a new approach to the history of Chinese kinship, this book attempts to bridge the gap between anthropological and historical scholarship on the Chinese lineage. It explores the historical development of kinship in the villages of the Fuzhou region of southeastern Fujian province.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804742618
• ISBN13: 9780804742610
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"