xiii, 245 pp. : illustrated with 3 tables and 4 charts ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0822938227 LCCN: 87-16191 ; OCLC: 16095221 ; detailed examination of a Chinese beggar community near Taipei, Taiwan, in 1973, with relationship map of the community, details of sexual attitudes and community activities ; a name list and word list in Hakka dialect is at the back ; very unusual ; red cloth with gold lettering ; FINE.

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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]

Publisher

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988.

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0822938227

ISBN 13

9780822938224

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Catalog 61 - China

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In this fascinating study of a community of Chinese beggars, David Schak offers evidence that challenges widely held theories on poverty. It is a path-breaking, systematic anthropological study that challenges long-held beliefs about poverty, and is one of the few works on beggars available.

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.

About the Author

David C. Schak is adjunct associate professor at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

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