Step out of the closed world: Social research in the upper Yangtze River region: 1644~1911

Author: Wang Di
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is divided into 11 chapters, respectively examining the Yangtze River region from the perspectives of natural geography and economic geography, population, arable land, and food, rural economy and agricultural development, regional trade and market networks, handicrafts and industry, political governance structure, the evolution of education, social organization and functions, social stratification and social life, ideology, and the evaluation of modernization processes. It aims to provide a preliminary and comprehensive overall study of this region, thereby showcasing its broad social aspects and exploring the historical process of China's transition from tradition to modernization.