{"product_id":"from-the-soil-9780520077966","title":"From the Soil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, this title describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the useful features of both. It shows how these features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Fei Xiaotong and the Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e of a Chinese Sociology, by Gary G. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e and Wang Zheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Special Characteristics of Rural Society\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bringing Literacy to the Countryside\u003cbr\u003e 3· More Thoughts on Bringing Literacy to\u003cbr\u003e the Countryside\u003cbr\u003e 4· Chaxugeju: The Differential Mode of Association\u003cbr\u003e 5· The Morality of Personal Relationships\u003cbr\u003e 6. Patrilineages\u003cbr\u003e 7· \"Between Men and Women, There Are\u003cbr\u003e Only Differences\"\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Rule of Ritual\u003cbr\u003e 9· A Society without Litigation\u003cbr\u003e 10. An Inactive Government\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rule by Elders\u003cbr\u003e 12. Consanguinity and Regionalism\u003cbr\u003e 13. Separating Names from Reality\u003cbr\u003e 14. From Desire to Necessity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Sociology and the Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e of Rural China, by Gary G. Hamilton and\u003cbr\u003e WangZheng\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864840188247,"sku":"9780520077966","price":20.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520077966.jpg?v=1722273217","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-the-soil-9780520077966","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}