London. Athlone Press. 1966. Reprint with corrections. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, frontispiece, x + 207pp, index, signature half title, small bookseller's sticker front pastedown, minor wear priceclipped dustjacket. London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology No. 33. When referring to this item please quote stockid 143894... More
London. Atlantic Press. 1956. Map, figures, xi + 243pp, bibliography, appendix, index, worn and priceclipped dustjacket protected, small bookseller label front free endpaper, good copy. A cultural study of a Chinese community near Nanking. The author lived in the Ch'uhsien community for nearly a year and a half. When referring..... More
London. Kegan Paul Trench Trubner London 1947, 1947. xv + 234pp + 11ads, genealogical table, index, neat ink signature of prior owner on half title page, chipped and worn dustjacket, browned endpapers, now protected, still a good copy. Examines why, of two families living in a Fukien village, and related..... More
Shanghai. Kelly & Walsh Shanghai 1926, 1926. 239pp, index, folding chart, gilt title spine and upper cover, blue cloth boards little worn at extremities, some light foxing a little heavier on endpapers, good copy. Discusses family related topics, with chapters on marriage including a chapter on marriage by capture (which..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2001. Translated by Michael Szonyi. Map, xii + 373pp, index, bibliography, notes, character list, hardback, dustjacket little sunned at spine, little creasing along top edge of dustjacket, a very good copy overall. "This work is the result of more than a decade of research on..... More