China's Gentry
| Author | : Hsiao-tung Fei |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1980-09-15 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226239576 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226239578 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book China's Gentry written by Hsiao-tung Fei and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1980-09-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These seven essays on the structure of Chinese society are based on articles contributed by Fei to Chinese newspapers in 1947 and 1948. Six case histories from a study of the gentry by Yung-teh Chow are appended. "The chief interest and charm of this book lie in the fact that it is not directed to the Western reader; these were studies written in Chinese, by an erudite Chinese, for a Chinese public. . . . Mrs. Redfield is to be complimented for her own careful research in preparing this translation for a non-Chinese public."—Robert F. Spencer, American Anthropologist
