Fate and Fortune in Rural China: Social Organization and Population Behavior in Liaoning 1774-1873

James Z Lee,Cameron D Campbell

ISBN 10: 0521581192 / ISBN 13: 9780521581196

Published by Cambridge University Press February 1997, 1997

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6.25 x 9.25 inches. 280 pages. Red cloth cover with gold script on spine. Dust jacket with light wear on corners. Previous owner name in ink on front endpaper. Near fine condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fate and Fortune in Rural China: Social Organization and Population Behavior in Liaoning 1774-1873
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press February 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521581192
• ISBN 13: 9780521581196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

Fate and Fortune in Rural China is a major contribution to the study of both the social and population history of late traditional China, and that of historical demography in general. Lee and Campbell demonstrate the interaction between demographic and other social pressures, and illustrate graphically the nature of social mobility and social organization in rural China during the century from 1774SH1873. Their conclusion--that social norms, rooted in ideology, determined demographic performance--is supported by a mass of hitherto inaccessible primary data.

About the Author

James Z. Lee is Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.  When he wrote this book he was Associate Professor of Chinese History at the California Institute of Technology.  Cameron Campbell is Professor of Sociology at UCLA.