Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Territories

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Chinese University Press, 2004 - History - 490 pages
This book is a collection of revised articles based on the authors'fieldwork on two villages in Yuen Long, a rural district of Hong Kong. It presents the authors'observations and their interpretation of life in a southern Chinese village under the process of urbanization.

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Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Territories
James L. Watson,Rubie Sharon Watson
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James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and professor of anthropology at Harvard University.Rubie S. Watson is Howells Director of the Peabody Museum of Anthropology, Harvard University. James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and professor of anthropology at Harvard University.Rubie S. Watson is Howells Director of the Peabody Museum of Anthropology, Harvard University.

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TitleVillage Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Territories
Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Series
AuthorsJames L. Watson, Rubie Sharon Watson
PublisherChinese University Press, 2004
ISBN9629961180, 9789629961183
Length490 pages
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History / Asia / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Anthropology / Physical
Social Science / Archaeology
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Sociology / Rural
  
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