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A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars
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A rich and comprehensive study of beggars? culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today. Generously illustrated, the book brings to life the concepts and practices of mendicancy, including organized begging, state and society relations as reflected in the issues of poverty, public opinions of beggars and various factors that contribute to almsgiving, the role of gender in begging, and street people and Communist politics.

Author Biography:

Hanchao Lu is Professor of History at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Release date Australia
October 6th, 2005
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Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
288
Dimensions
161x236x21
ISBN-13
9780804751483
Product ID
3648222

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