Chinese Women and Rural Development (Sixty Years of Change in Luchun, Yunnan)

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Features: Renowned anthropologist Fei Xiaotong conducted pioneering research on land tenure in Luchun, Yunnan, in the 1930s. Half a century later, Canadian scholar Baosen revisited the region and carried out a decade-long field study. Against the backdrop of the profound political, economic, and historical changes in China over the past 60 years, the author explores the theme of "Chinese Women and Rural Development" from a unique perspective and methodology. They delve into and analyze gender issues across various fields, including foot-binding and textile production, land tenure, agricultural and non-agricultural employment, poverty and wealth, marriage and family, population changes, and political culture. This approach recreates the microdynamic evolution of the gender system in the rural Han Chinese society of China.