Book

Town and country: central-place theory and Chinese marketing systems

University Micrifilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1983 • Pages:

By: Crissman, Lawrence William.

Abstract
This dissertation is a study in spatial analysis. In discussing and describing the desirability and utilities of employing central-place theory in anthropological regional analysis, Crissman reviews and criticizes: 1) classical central-place models, and 2) the literature on marketing and settlement patterns of mainland China. Crissman examines the fit of thse materials with Taiwanese data he has accumulated, and offers explanation of differences with diachronic models of his own.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
History
Settlement patterns
Commercial facilities
Internal trade
Mercantile business
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
J. A. Simpson
Field Date
1967-1968
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
southwestern Changhua hsien, Taiwan
Notes
Lawrence William Crissman
The author's description of the Guttman scale of complexity was indexed for category 121
UM 74-6296
Includes bibliography
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Columbia University, 1973
LCSH
Taiwanese