Ancestral Genealogies In Modern China

Author : Masahisa Segawa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000485752

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Ancestral Genealogies in Modern China by Masahisa Segawa Pdf

This book explores the remarkable phenomenon of Chinese lineages – groups of people connected through patrilineal kinship ties, which have existed for centuries in China and which are currently undergoing significant revival after being suppressed in many parts of China during the cultural revolution period. The book considers how lineages and the associated networks and membership associations have developed, surveys how lineages have been studied by anthropologists and others over time in different ways, and discusses the important social functions of lineages in contemporary Hong Kong and mainland China.

Author : Heming Wang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789811563775

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The General Theory of China’s Genealogy by Heming Wang Pdf

This book offers the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the origins and development of China’s genealogy, as well as its fundamental role in eugenics, ethics, politics and culture throughout China’s history. This book is divided into two parts: chronological research and thematic research. The first part explains the definition, origin, birth, development, transformation, optimization, popularization and contemporary status of China’s genealogy, while the second addresses its styles, content, quantity, family names, format and value, illustrations, functions and other related issues. The book, for the first time in China’s genealogy, proposes several new concepts and perspectives, such as dividing the history of China’s genealogy into seven stages; redefining genealogy; and analyses of the transformation, popularization and value of China’s genealogy. Given its scope, the book offers a groundbreaking and authoritative resource for a broad readership.

Author : Joseph Esherick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520266995

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Ancestral Leaves by Joseph Esherick Pdf

"Esherick looks at familiar historical events and processes anew, enriching that history with great personal depth. There is really nothing like it."—William T. Rowe, author of China's Last Empire: The Great Qing "A uniquely revealing and humanizing prism through which to view the fascinating human drama of modern Chinese history, replete with information for both longtime students of China and newcomers alike. An absolutely splendid book."—Elizabeth Perry, author of Patrolling the Revolution: Worker Militias, Citizenship and the Modern Chinese State

Author : Michael Szonyi
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804742618

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Practicing Kinship by Michael Szonyi Pdf

Presenting a new approach to the history of Chinese kinship, this book attempts to bridge the gap between anthropological and historical scholarship on the Chinese lineage. It explores the historical development of kinship in the villages of the Fuzhou region of southeastern Fujian province.

Author : Zhenman Zheng
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824842017

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Family Lineage Organization and Social Change in Ming and Qing Fujian by Zhenman Zheng Pdf

This work is the result of more than a decade of research on the Chinese household and lineage in the southeastern province of Fujian during the Ming and Qing period (1368-1911). It offers new interpretations of the Chinese domestic cycle, the relationship between household and larger kinship groups, and the development of lineage society in south China. Using hundreds of previously unknown lineage genealogies, stone inscriptions, and land deeds, Zheng Zhenman provides a candid view of how individuals and families confronted the crucial issues of daily life: how to minimize taxes or military conscription; how to balance the ideological imperatives of ancestor worship with practical concerns; how to deal with the problems of dividing the household estate. His research leads to an exploration of issues such as the relation of state to society and the compatibility of Chinese culture and capitalism. This complete translation allows access to some of the most exciting new research being done in Chinese social history. Zheng's book draws on important materials largely unknown to Western scholars, comes to novel conclusions about society in late imperial China, and illustrates the importance of the non-Western perspective in studying the history of the world outside the West.

Author : Xi He,David Faure
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317409663

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The Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China by Xi He,David Faure Pdf

Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people lived in boats and sheds, and developed their own marked features, often being viewed as pariahs by the rest of Chinese society. This book examines these boat and shed living people. It takes an "historical anthropological" approach, combining research in official records with investigations among surviving boat and shed living people, their oral traditions and their personal records. Besides outlining the special features of the boat and shed living people, the book considers why pressures over time drove many to move to land villages, and how boat and shed living people were gradually marginalised, often losing their fishing rights to those who claimed imperial connections. The book covers the subject from Ming and Qing times up to the present.

Author : Danny Boey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015056160461

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Basic Guide to Chinese Genealogy by Danny Boey Pdf

Author : Ai-li S. Chin,Maurice Freedman,Joint Committee on Contemporary China. Subcommittee on Research on Chinese Society
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804707138

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Family and Kinship in Chinese Society by Ai-li S. Chin,Maurice Freedman,Joint Committee on Contemporary China. Subcommittee on Research on Chinese Society Pdf

Includes bibliographical references.

Author : Frank Ching
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : 0330309897

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Ancestors by Frank Ching Pdf

Author : Frank Ching
Publisher : Random House
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781407029986

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Ancestors by Frank Ching Pdf

Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken family line includes - among many others - a lovelorn concubine, a traitor, a military hero, an imperial ghost-writer, a minister of punishments and a woman noted for her skills in both verse and martial arts. There is scarcely an aspect of Chinese life, from shamanism to violent rebellion, that Ching doesn't touch upon in this fascinating work. Through his vivid and personal portraits of his ancestors the history of China itself unfolds: from the days of the ancient empire to its radical transformation today.

Author : Frank Ching
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : OCLC:1004453970

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Ancestors by Frank Ching Pdf

Author : Foster Stockwell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786484386

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A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research by Foster Stockwell Pdf

Genealogists can sometimes require obscure resources when in search of information about ancestors. Tracking down records to complete a family tree can become laborious when the researcher doesn't know where to begin looking. Many of the best resources are maintained regionally or even locally, and aren’t widely known. This reference work serves as a guide to both beginning and experienced genealogy researchers. The sourcebook is easily accessible and usable, featuring approximately 270 entries on all aspects of genealogical research and family history compilation. The entries are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced so any researcher can quickly find the information he or she is seeking. Each state and each of the provinces of Canada has its own entry; other countries are listed under appropriate headings. The author also provides more than 700 addresses from all over the world so that the genealogist or general researcher may contact any one of these organizations to obtain specific information about particular births, deaths, marriages, or other life events in order to complete a family tree.

Author : Khun Eng Kuah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000588439

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Rebuilding the Ancestral Village by Khun Eng Kuah Pdf

Originally published in 2000, this second edition was first published in 2010. This is a discussion of the relationship between one group of Singapore Chinese and their ancestral village in Fujian in China. It explores the various reasons why the Singapore Chinese continue to want to maintain ties with their ancestral village and how they go about reproducing Chinese culture (in the form of ancestor worship and religion) in the village milieu in China. It further explores the reasons why the Singapore Chinese feel morally obliged to assist their ancestral village in village reconstruction (providing financial contributions to infrastructure development such as the buildings of roads, bridges, schools, hospitals) and to help with small scale industrial and retail activities. Related to this is how the village cadres and teenagers, through various strategies, managed to encourage the Singapore Chinese to revisit their ancestral village and help with village reconstruction, thereby creating a moral economy. The main argument here concerns the desire of the Singapore Chinese to maintain a cultural identity and lineage continuity with their ancestral home. Ethnographically, this anthropological study examines two groups of Chinese separated by historical and geographical space, and their coming together to re-establish their cultural identity through various cultural and economic activities. At the theoretical level, it seeks to add a new dimension to the study of Chinese transnationalism and diaspora studies.

Author : Tamara Jacka,Andrew B. Kipnis,Sally Sargeson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107292291

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Contemporary China by Tamara Jacka,Andrew B. Kipnis,Sally Sargeson Pdf

China's rapid economic growth, modernization and globalization have led to astounding social changes. Contemporary China provides a fascinating portrayal of society and social change in the contemporary People's Republic of China. This book introduces readers to key sociological perspectives, themes and debates about Chinese society. It explores topics such as family life, citizenship, gender, ethnicity, labour, religion, education, class and rural/urban inequalities. It considers China's imperial past, the social and institutional legacies of the Maoist era, and the momentous forces shaping it in the present. It also emphasises diversity and multiplicity, encouraging readers to consider new perspectives and rethink Western stereotypes about China and its people. Real-life case studies illustrate the key features of social relations and change in China. Definitions of key terms, discussion questions and lists of further reading help consolidate learning. Including full-colour maps and photographs, this book offers remarkable insight into Chinese society and social change.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1127 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004304642

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Modern Chinese Religion II: 1850 - 2015 (2 vols) by Anonim Pdf

This book examines the transformation of values in China since 1850, first in the “secular” realms of economics, science, medicine, aesthetics, media and gender, and then in each of the major religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity) and in Marxist discourse.