Understanding Peasant China: Case Studies in the Philosophy of Social Science

by Daniel Little

Book Overview

In this innovative book, Daniel Little compares the positions of various social scientists regarding debates in China studies. Little focuses on four topics: the relative importance of individual rationality and community values in explaining traditional peasant behavior; the role of marketing and transportation systems in Chinese society; the causes of agricultural stagnation in traditional China; and the reasons for peasant rebellions in Qing China...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300054777
• ISBN13: 9780300054774
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"