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Social Organization in South China, 1911–1949
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Bridging the collapse of the Confucian state and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the period 1911–49 is particularly fascinating to historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists. Unfortunately, it is also a very confusing period, full of shifts and changes in economic, social, and political organizations. The social implications of these changes, and the relationships between officials on the subdistrict level, the unofficial leaders, and the bulk of the peasantry remain inadequately known. South China, which nurtured the Communist Party in its formative years, is a particularly interesting case. In this study I use the Kuan lineage of K’ai-p’ing as a case study to show the effects of demographic, economic, administrative, and educational changes after the Treaty of Nanking (1842) on patrilineal kinship as a principle of social organization in South China. [vii]

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  1. Cover
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  1. Series Page
  2. pp. i-ii
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  1. Title Page
  2. p. iii
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Contents
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  1. Preface And Acknowledgments
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  1. List of Tables
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. 1. Social Organization in South China
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  1. 2. The Kuan Lineage of T’uo-fu
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  1. 3. The T’uo-fu Kuan and Their Neighbors
  2. pp. 37-48
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  1. 4. Rise of the New Gentry Class
  2. pp. 49-58
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  1. 5. Local Militarization, Economic Development, and the Kuan of K’ai-p’ing, 1911-30
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  1. 6. Power and Leadership in T’uo-fu After 1930
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  1. 7. Agrarian Problems and Class Relations in T’uo-fu After 1930
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  1. 8. Conclusion
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  1. Appendix 1. Ritual Patterns Of Five Villages At T’uo-fu
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  1. Appendix 2. The Kuan Overseas
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  1. Appendix 3. Power Structure Of Five Villages In T’uo-fu After 1930
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  1. Appendix 4. Migration History And Social Origins Of Informants
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  1. Appendix 5. Methodological Note
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  1. Notes
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  1. Glossary
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  1. Bibliography
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  1. Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies
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