Chinese Women and Rural Development—Sixty Years of Change in Lücun, Yunnan (China Studies in Overseas)

Author: (Canada) Baosen (Author), Hu Yukun (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Renowned anthropologist Fei Xiaotong conducted pioneering research on land tenure in Luchun, Yunnan, in the 1930s. Over half a century later, Canadian scholar Baosen revisited the region and carried out a decade-long field study. Against the backdrop of China's profound political, economic, and historical transformations over the past six decades, 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 domains, 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 work recreates the microdynamic evolution of gender systems in rural Chinese Han society.