| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 160 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Translation of: Xiang tu Zhongguo. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Fei Xiaotong and the Beginnings of a Chinese Sociology; 1. Special Characteristics of Rural Society; 2. Bringing Literacy to the Countryside; 3. More Thoughts on Bringing Literacy to the Countryside; 4. Chaxugeju: The Differential Mode of Association; 5. The Morality of Personal Relationships; 6. Patrilineages; 7. "Between Men and Women, There Are Only Differences"; 8. A Rule of Ritual; 9. A Society without Litigation; 10. An Inactive Government; 11. Rule by Elders; 12. Consanguinity and Regionalism; 13. Separating Names from Reality. |
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14. From Desire to NecessityEpilogue: Sociology and the Reconstructionof Rural China; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; P; Q; R; S; T; W; X; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z. |
| Summary |
This classic text by Fei Xiaotong, China's finest social scientist, was first published in 1947 and is Fei's chief theoretical statement about the distinctive characteristics of Chinese society. Written in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, From the Soil describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the essential features of both. Fei shows how these unique features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies. This profound, challenging book is both succinct and ac. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
China -- Social conditions.
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China. |
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, Gary G.
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Wang, Zheng, 1952-
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| Added Title |
Xiang tu Zhongguo. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91031583
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fei, Hsiao-tùng. Xiang tu Zhongguo. English. From the soil, the foundations of Chinese society. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992 0520077954 (DLC) 91028685 (OCoLC)24429244 |
| ISBN |
9780520912489 (electronic book) |
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0520912489 (electronic book) |
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0585104360 (electronic book) |
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9780585104362 (electronic book) |
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