Stock ID #166900 Family, Fields and Ancestors. Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949. LLOYD E. EASTMAN.

Family, Fields and Ancestors. Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949.

New York. O.U.P., 1988. Stock ID #166900

Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 267pp, notes, index, paperback, touch of foxing endpapers, good copy in slightly faded dustjackets.

Drawing on a vast array of sources pertaining to the period from the Ming Dynasty to the Communist Revolution, the author, clarifies the complexities of Chinese society while paying tribute to its extraordinary regional, social and historical diversity. He covers a wide range of topics, from population trends, family life and popular religion, to agriculture, commerce, manufacturing, and class structure.

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