Peking. Foreign Language Press. 1974. First edition. Map, colour portrait frontispiece Mao Tsetung, black and white photographic illustrations, 212pp, spine a little faded, a very good paperback copy. A typical piece of Communist Chinese propaganda from the 70's. The publisher describes the book as follows: "This is a book of..... More

Tokyo. University of Tokyo Press. 1967. Plans, black and white photographic illustrations, 207pp, ex-library with usual stamps and mark, lower cover patch of smooth cloth, good hardback copy. Considers the evolution of China, India and Japan from the agriculturally based economies of the pre 20th century to the capitalist economies..... More

Bathurst. Crawford House. (circa 1999). Map, black and white illustrations, xiv + 286pp, index, paperback. Large signature half title. Tells the story of Gao village in Jiangxi Province where the author was born and grew up. Several accounts of village life in China have been published, but all have been..... More

No place of publication in English. No publisher given in English. 2000. Maps, profuse colour photographic illustrations, 103pp, spine faded, otherwise a very good paperback copy. Tall quarto. A photographic survey with captions in Chinese and English. When referring to this item please quote stockid 141036. More

Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. 2001. Reprint. Endpaper maps, colour and black & white plates, xii + 84pp, glossary, bibliography, index. Boards little worn, with small indentation upper edge, otherwise a very good copy. "The true essence of China is rooted in its villages. South China Village Culture provides a...... More

Seattle. University of Washington Press. 1969. ix + 361pp, index, bibliography, chronology, glossary, list of documents, dustjacket worn and heavily marked, endpapers little foxed, edges lightly foxed, very sound to good copy. Examines the substance and the procedures of the agrarian struggle in China. Also illuminates the crucial issue of..... More

New York. Free Press. No date. (Circa 1983). Black and white photographic llustrations, xii + 317pp, index, remainder mark lower edge, some wear and closed tears to price-clipped dustjacket, now protected, spotted front cover and marked pages. Generally a sound copy. The author's observations of living and studying in a...... More

Chicago. Uni. of Chicago Press. 1978. Maps, black and white illustrations, tables, xiii + 419pp, appendices, index, paperback, extremities a trifle worn, upper corner little creased, still a good sound copy. Focusing on rural Kwantung province, the authors examine the rural work-incentive system, village equality and inequality, rural health care..... More

Singapore. Times. 1977. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 159pp, bibliography, notes, some wear and creasing to covers, little surface loss to upper cover, note on reverse of upper, very sound to good copy. Small quarto in paperback. Examines life in rural China during the 1970s. Chapters include: Families;..... More

Tucson. University of Arizona Press. 1964. Reprint. Maps, diagrams, Part I : 40pp; Part II: 33pp; Part III: 36pp, original wrappers faded and worn along edges, corners little bumped, prior owner's name title page, internally clean, a sound copy. First two parts provide a summary description and preliminary analysis of..... More

Berkeley. University of California Press. 1986. 272pp, index, very good copy in dustjacket. Written in a most accessible style this book is a study of the first major American effort to aid a developing country, China, in the early 20th century. Fascinating for anyone interested in China at this time..... More

New Haven. Yale Uni. Press. 1983. Maps, black and white illustrations, xxi + 286pp, notes, index, covers lifting slightly, dustjacket little worn, good copy. This book provides a new perspective on the relationship of Chinese peasant society to the modern Chinese revolution. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More

New York. Columbia University Press. Reprint. 1959. Fifth Printing. Maps, illustrations, xvii + 275pp, appendices, index, covers a little rubbed and marked, good hardback copy. Chapter headings include: The Village Site; the People; Standards of Living; Components of a Family; Intrafamilial Relationships; The Family as a Primary Economic Group; The..... More