Marriage, Kinship and Power in Northern China
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Variorum Collected Studies
ISBN-10
0860785548
ISBN-13
9780860785545
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Variorum
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 1995
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
810 grams
Ksh 18,850.00
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This volume on changing marriage practices and kinship structures in China focus on the interaction between the ruling elites and their Chinese subjects. It covers three themes: the adaptability of steppe society; shifts in inheritance procedure; and changes in social parameters.
This volume focuses on changing marriage practices and kinship structures in a setting of interaction between the ruling elites and their Chinese subjects. The collection covers three major themes: the unique adaptability of steppe society in the face of threats to its politcal dominance; the way shifts in inheritance procedure (including rights of office) induce a radical shift in attitudes to marriage as well as change in the parameters of kinship solidarity; and the enduring importance of affinal ties (connections through the mother, wife and sister) in Chinese society.
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