Street Criers : A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars /

This is a rich and comprehensive study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today. Generously illustrated, the book brings to life the concepts and practices of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lu, Hanchao (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations and Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 On the Rivers and Lakes
  • CHAPTER 2 Sympathy Versus Antipathy
  • CHAPTER 3 Legend Has It
  • CHAPTER 4 Coping with Mendicants
  • CHAPTER 5 Ruling the Street
  • CHAPTER 6 The Wisdom of Mendicancy
  • CHAPTER 7 Men's Limbs and Women1s Mouths
  • CHAPTER 8 Chairman Mao Picked on a Beggar
  • Conclusion
  • Character List
  • Appendix: The Sound of Mendicity
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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