Family Fields and Ancestors Constancy and Change in Chinas Social and Economic History

This is the first book to synthesize and make available important recent research on China's social and economic history, offering a completely new perspective on the four centuries from the Ming Dynasty to the Communist revolution. Drawing on a wide array of sources, the author clarifies the complexities of Chinese society, covering a wide range of topics from population trends, class structure, and religion to agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.Eastman, Lloyd E. is the author of 'Family Fields and Ancestors Constancy and Change in Chinas Social and Economic History', published 1988 under ISBN 9780195052701 and ISBN 0195052706.