Book

Earthbound China: a study of rural economy in Yunnan

University of Chicago PressChicago, Ill.Published In 1945 • Pages:

By: Fei, Xiaotong, Chang, Tse-i, Cooper, Paul L. (Paul Lemen), Redfield, Margaret Park..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Chinese rural economy. It contains a comparison of three agricultural communities; in the first village, income is derived almost exclusively from agriculture; in the second, income from agriculture is supplemented by some simple industries; in the third village, more complex commerce and industries have developed. The authors discuss the economic problems, such as those of land distribution and the falling living standards of the peasants, which have resulted from increased industrialization and commerce.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Paper industry
Borrowing and lending
Income and demand
Standard of living
Classes
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Han Chinese
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ada Farber ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1938-1943
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1921-1943
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China; People's Republic of China
NotesAdditional notes
by Hsiao-Tung Fei and Chih-I Chang
"This study was made by the Yenching-Yunnan station for sociological research, National Yunnan University."
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
a 45004814
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
China--Rural conditions/China--Economic conditions