How does biography contribute to our understanding of village life
in China? These essays look at individual personalities and their
interactions. Most of the materials gathered here aim at creating
portraits of people and relationships within the village. The section
on kinship is a diagram illustrating the kin relations that connect
and divide the characters portrayed. The quality and character of
these relationships are examined as both the product of and condition
for the particular way historical forces have unfolded in this place.
How does biography contribute to our understanding of village life
in China? These essays look at individual personalities and their
interactions. Most of the materials gathered here aim at creating
portraits of people and relationships within the village. The section
on kinship is a diagram illustrating the kin relations that connect
and divide the characters portrayed. The quality and character of
these relationships are examined as both the product of and condition
for the particular way historical forces have unfolded in this place.