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Local Clan Communities in Rural China - Revolution and Urbanisation since the Late Qing Dynasty
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Local Clan Communities in Rural China - Revolution and Urbanisation since the Late Qing Dynasty
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
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Using data collected in fieldwork and surveys, this book examines
China’s clan system and local clan communities in rural Anhui,
covering events in two periods: the imperial pattern as seen in the
first half of the twentieth century and changes since 1949.
Revealed by this research, during the late Qing and the Republic
Era, a local clan in the investigated areas was run as a highly
autonomous community with a strong religious focus, which
challenges the corporate model raised by Maurice Freedman. Through
examining single-surname villages, citang constructions, and
updating of genealogies, local clans in Huadong, Huizhou and the
lower Yangtze River plains in particular, developed earlier than
those in the Pearl River Delta Region. Taking a cross-disciplinary
viewpoint, this book analyses changes in local clan communities and
clan culture as brought by the Chinese Revolution, Mao’s
political campaigns, and Deng’s reforms. Starting with the late
1990s, a large migration from villages to cities has rapidly
altered rural China. This geographic mobility would undermine the
common residence that serves as part of a clan’s foundation.
Under such situation, what transformations have taken place or will
affect China’s clan system? Will the system continue to
revitalise or die out? Local Clan Communities in Rural China
reports these events/transformations and attempts to answer these
questions. Placing a special emphasis on issues that have been
overlooked by prior studies, this book brings to light many new
facts and interpretations and provides a valuable reference to
scholars in fields of sociology, anthropology, history, economics,
cultural studies, urban studies, and population studies.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Contemporary China Series |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Zongli Tang
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
246 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-77107-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-367-77107-1 |
Barcode: |
9780367771072 |
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