Understanding Peasant China: Case Studies in the Philosophy of Social Science

Little, Daniel

ISBN 10: 0300054777 / ISBN 13: 9780300054774

Edité par Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2009

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[333] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. A study of the positions of various social scientists on debates in China studies, Little focuses on four topics: traditional peasant behaviour, the role of marketing and transport systems in Chinese society, the causes of agricultural stagnation and the reasons for the rebellion in Qing China.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Understanding Peasant China: Case Studies in the Philosophy of Social Science
• Éditeur: Yale University Press, New Haven & London
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0300054777
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780300054774
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Development Studies
  • China

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Synopsis

In this innovative book, Daniel Little compares the positions of various social scientists regarding debates in China studies. Little focuses on four topics: the relative importance of individual rationality and community values in explaining traditional peasant behavior; the role of marketing and transportation systems in Chinese society; the causes of agricultural stagnation in traditional China; and the reasons for peasant rebellions in Qing China. He not only makes a constructive contribution to these controversies but also provides examples of the diversity of social science research.