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本書是一部對中國人類學華南研究具有啟發性意義的經典著作。兩位來自美國的人類學學者，於上世紀六七十年代來到香港元朗新田及廈村居住，近距離觀察文氏及鄧氏兩個宗族的文化傳統，從人類學角度探討當時兩個鄉村的社會結構、性別差異及宗教禮儀。他們分工合作，紀錄及研究鄉村中男女的性別地位及等級觀念。隨?新市鎮的興建，新界地貌已變，書中提及的某些小村落也從此消失，許多傳統禮儀不再流行，本書通過資料搜集呈現當年鄉村生

Using historical documents and evidence gathered in the field, Rubie Watson provides a social history of the 600-year-old Chinese lineage village of Ha Tsuen in the New Territories of Hong Kong, and demonstrates the crucial role that the lineage played in the evolution of the community from a few scattered households in the fourteenth century into a regional power from the 1700s onwards. Despite a patrilineal ideology that extols the virtues of brotherhood and equality, Dr Watson shows that the lineage has in fact played a central role in the formation, development and maintenance of an élite class of landlords and merchants, who, even though their economic importance has now declined, continue to exert political control. Dr Watson examines the dynamics of interclass relations within a single lineage and shows how these relations have been transformed as a consequence of the growth of wage labour.

Eight anthropologists, sociologists, and historians probe the oppositional narratives created by Chinese rural intellectuals, emigre Croats, and organized dissenters such as the Djil

This book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China’s Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties (10th to 12th centuries). The authors lived an

This book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China’s Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties (10th to 12th centuries). The authors lived an

Imazighen! Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life presents the Peabody Museum's collection of arts from the Berber-speaking regions of North Africa. The book gives an overview of Berber history and cu

This volume of nine essays draws together leading scholars in anthropology, social history, musicology, and ethnomusicology to address the roles and functions of music in the Chinese ritual context. H

This book complements previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of the multi-ethnic landscape of China. By identif