China's Gentry: Essays on Rural-Urban Relations

by Hsiao-tung Fei

Book Overview

These seven essays on the structure of Chinese society are based on articles contributed by Fei to Chinese newspapers in 1947 and 1948. Six case histories from a study of the gentry by Yung-teh Chow are appended.

"The chief interest and charm of this book lie in the fact that it is not directed to the Western reader; these were studies written in Chinese, by an erudite Chinese, for a Chinese public. . . . Mrs. Redfield is to be complimented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226239578
• ISBN13: 9780226239576
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"