{"product_id":"village-governance-in-north-china-9780804750912","title":"Village Governance in North China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of village governance in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century China that reinterprets peasant behavior, village community, and state-society relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is truly a well-written book on China's village governance, a very good example of combining theory, first-hand materials and sophisticated analysis. Even though Li is cautious in extending his arguments into other areas and epochs, this book still helps shed new light to the traditional Chinese local governance.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Chinese Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a hugely informative study of the changing relation between villages and the state during the late Qing and early Republican periods . . . for anyone hoping to do research in this field it will be essential reading.\" -- \u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents for         Village Governance in North China, 1875-1936        List of Maps and Tables        Preface        1.      Introduction        Part 1.A  Local Practices        2.      The Setting        3.      Cooperation and Control in the Peasant Community        4.      Rules, Self-Interest, and Strategies        5.      Tax Collection        6.      Land and Tax Administration        Part 2.A  New Changes after 1900        7.      Power, Discourse, and Legitimacy        8.      Cooperation and Conflict over Village Schools        9.      Elite Activism        10.  Village Reorganization        11.  Uncovering \"Black Land\"        12.  Conclusion        Notes        Character List        References        Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405560586583,"sku":"9780804750912","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804750912.jpg?v=1730492835","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/village-governance-in-north-china-9780804750912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}