Research on Grassroots Organizations and Rural Society in the Ming and Qing Dynasties of Hubei and Hunan Regions

Author: Yang Guo'an
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book focuses on core elements such as Li Jia, Bao Jia, Zhai Pao, and Tuan Lian. By examining the establishment, evolution, and functions of rural grassroots organizations in Hunan and Hubei during the Ming and Qing dynasties in terms of household registration management, tax collection, and social control, it elucidates the actual implementation and transformation of the rural system while highlighting certain regional characteristics in the two lakes area. Additionally, through the study of clans and gentry in rural areas, it explores the power structure and changes at the grassroots level of traditional Chinese rural society. Based on thorough research of folk documents and interdisciplinary comprehensive studies, this book offers new interpretations of issues related to rural society in fields such as institutional history, social history, and economic history.