A Chinese Beggars' Den: Poverty and Mobility in an Underclass Community

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. VG. Textual charts & tables. 23x15cm, xiii,245 pp Contents: Introduction: Theories of Poverty; The Present Study; Liong-hiat;Institutional Aspects: The Legitimacy & Organization of Beggars in Premodern China; The Status & Conflicting Images of Beggars; The Whys and Whos of Giving; Appeals & Tactics: Posiitve Appeals & Tactics; Renumerative Appeals & Tactics; Negative Appeals & Tactics; The Structure &Character of the Liong-hiat Community: The History of the Liong-hiat Community; Community Relationships in Liong-hiat; Economic Activities; Kinship Relations: Relationships Based on Sex; Sexual Relations & Sexual Behavior; Fictive Kinship; Extended Kinship & the Expansion of Kinship Networks; Leadership; Change & Mobility: 1977-1978; 1980-1981; Conclusions:The Definition & Source of Beggars in China; The Beggars: Poverty, & Theories of Poverty; Appendices.