"Bryna Goodman's work on native-place associations is one of the most important studies of Chinese social history to have appeared in the last ten years. It melds an ingeniously researched ethnography with a convincing narrative of urban history. The result is a highly original approach to the development of the modern Chinese city."--Philip A. Kuhn, author of "Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
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"Bryna Goodman's work on native-place associations is one of the most important studies of Chinese social history to have appeared in the last ten years. It melds an ingeniously researched ethnography with a convincing narrative of urban history. The result is a highly original approach to the development of the modern Chinese city."--Philip A. Kuhn, author of "Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
Imprint | University of California Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | October 1995 |
Authors | Bryna Goodman |
Dimensions | 235 x 159 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 367 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-08917-4 |
Barcode | 9780520089174 |
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LSN | 0-520-08917-0 |