Clan organizations in southeastern China

Author: Morris Friedmann
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Publication Date: 2000-03-01
Features: This book is the representative work of the late renowned British anthropologist Morris Friedmann, which has had a broad influence in Western Sinology. In this relatively concise book, the author meticulously examines and deduces, based on the literature available in the 1950s, the development of clan organizations in southeastern China, particularly in Fujian and Guangdong, during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It covers a wide range of topics including the economic, organizational structure, ritual activities, power distribution within clans, social stratification, and the relationship between clans and the external world, yielding many classic findings in Chinese anthropology research. This book is part of the "Social and Culture" series and the "Chinese Anthropology Fieldwork Series."
Introduction:
1. Villages and Clans in Fujian and Guangdong;
2. The Economic Basis of Village Life;
3. Family and Household;
4. The Hierarchy of Succession Groups, etc.