A Chinese Beggars' Den : Poverty and Mobility in an Underclass Community. [History of the Liong-Hiat Community; Whys and Whos of Giving; Sexual Relations & Behavior; Fictive Kinship; Leadership; etc]
Language: English
Published by Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988., 1988
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- Title
- A Chinese Beggars' Den : Poverty and Mobility in an Underclass Community. [History of the Liong-Hiat Community; Whys and Whos of Giving; Sexual Relations & Behavior; Fictive Kinship; Leadership; etc]
- Author
- Schak, David C.
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988.
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Fine
- Book Type
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0822938227
- ISBN 13
- 9780822938224
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- Catalog 61 - China
Over a period of seven years, Schak's fieldwork uncovers a structure of leadership, organizational methods, and alms-getting tactics. Moreover, certain members became upwardly mobile and able to leave this lifestyle. The severe stigma of gambling, adultery, and failure to marry proved the stimulus for a younger generation to leave begging behind.
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