David Faure

The structure of Chinese rural society : lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong

This book is a detailed study of the social history of a portion of the New Territories of Hong Kong from the 15th the early 20th century. The author traces the rise of the the lineage as an institution in this part of south China and sets it in the context of village organization and inter-village alliances.

Private Life under Socialism, Love, Intimacy, and Family Change in a Chinese Village, 1949–1999. By Yunxiang Yan (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003. xvi plus 289 pp.

women’s breasts. Wilson argues cogently that the psychic impact of these experiences was a transforming force in creating the new national character for the “Island race”. This is an important book, thoughtful regarding both methodology and the ideas underlying the “performance of Englishness”. The author’s methodology offers other possibilities for pursing its essential theme. The book is well written although uncommon verbiage and structure occasionally impede comprehension.