Chinese Family and Kinship / / Hugh D. R. Baker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Baker, Hugh D. R.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1979]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 1979
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Table of Maps --; Table of Figures --; Preface --; I. The Composition of the Family --; 2. The Individual and the Family --; 3. The Lineage and the Clan --; 4. Ancestor Worship --; 5. The Family in State and Society --; 6. The Lineage in Society and State --; 7. Non-kin as Kin --; 8. Kinship in the 20th Century --; Appendix I --; Appendix II --; Appendix III --; Notes --; List of Works Cited --; Glossary --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231879743; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/bake90638
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Hugh D. R. Baker.

A description of the family in rural, its traditions, principles of kinship, and place in society. It focuses on topics such as family composition, individuals within the family, lineage in clans and society, ancestral worship, non-relatives as kin, and how these ideals changed throughout the 20th century.