Beschreibung:
Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's.
1. Introduction Helen F. Siu and David Faure; 2. Lineage on the sands: the case of Shawan Liu Zhiwei; 3. Territorial community at the town of Lubao, Sanshui county, from the Ming Dynasty Luo Yixing; 4. Ordination names in Hakka genealogies: a religious practice and its decline Chan Wing-Hoi; 5. Notes on the territorial connections of the Dan Ye Xian'en; 6. Notes and impressions of the Cheung Chau community James Hayes; 7. Reinforcing ethnicity: the Jiao festival in Cheung Chau Choi Chi-Cheung; 8. The alliance of ten: settlement and politics in the Sha Tau Kok area Patrick Hase; 9. Lineage socialism and community control: Tangang Xiang in the 1920s and 1930s David Faure; 10. Subverting lineage power: local bosses and territorial control in the 1940s Helen F. Siu; 11. Conclusion: history and anthropology Helen F. Siu and David Faure; Notes; Character list; Index.