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Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China I The Internal Dynamics of the Huizhou Hyper-stability Structure
By Tang Lixing
Copyright 2025
200 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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As the first of a two-volume set examining the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the internal elements of this social functioning.
From the sixteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century, Huizhou, a historic region in what is now Anhui Province in China, was characterized by long-term social stability and prosperity. Even during... Read more
1. Introduction: Literature Review and Research Methodology 2. The Internal Dynamics of Village Autonomy 3. The Normal Circumstances of Village Autonomy
Biography
Tang Lixing is a distinguished professor at the China Academy of Art and a professor of history at Shanghai Normal University, China. He is a pioneering scholar of Anhui Studies in China. His research expertise includes late imperial and modern Chinese history, Chinese social history, and cultural history. His recent publications with Routledge also include Merchants and Society in Modern China: Rise of Merchant Groups (2018).
