Project Gutenberg 2010-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 417 Smith, Arthur H. 1845 1932 Smith, A. H. (Arthur Henderson) Smith, Arthur Henderson 00000189 Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology Produced by Bryan Ness, Sharon Joiner, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology" by Arthur H. Smith is a sociological examination written in the late 19th century. This work dives into the intricacies of Chinese village life, exploring topics like family structures, social institutions, and cultural practices, aiming to foster a deeper understanding of the Chinese people and their way of life. Smith presents the Chinese village as a microcosm of the broader Chinese society, emphasizing both its unique characteristics and the impact of foreign influences. The opening of the book provides a foreword that reveals the author's extensive experience in China, highlighting his respect and admiration for Chinese culture and the challenges faced by its people. Smith sets the stage for the discussion by raising questions about the daily lives and thoughts of the vast rural population, contrasting it with the common misconceptions of China. He acknowledges the complexity and variety of village life while suggesting that a detailed survey of one village can yield significant insights into the entire country, preparing the reader for a thorough exploration of Chinese villages, their institutions, and the fabric of familial and communal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33485/33485-h/images/cover.jpg en China -- Social life and customs Villages DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 860835 860841 2024-09-14T07:34:59.560067 2023-09-14T12:09:31.804168 text/html text/html 857246 2010-08-22T10:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1443949 2010-08-22T15:44:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1449382 2024-09-14T07:35:13.003014 application/epub+zip 1461151 2024-09-14T07:35:02.223017 application/epub+zip 395337 2024-09-14T07:35:00.863015 application/epub+zip 1709346 2024-09-14T07:35:20.539908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1623816 2024-09-14T07:35:11.141006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563078 2022-09-15T10:10:27.485439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747310 2024-09-14T07:34:57.945035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746908 2010-08-22T10:42:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 278158 2010-08-22T15:44:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 746958 2010-08-22T10:43:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278063 2010-08-22T15:44:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19965 2024-09-14T07:35:20.690909 application/rdf+xml 21431 2024-09-14T07:35:01.005010 image/jpeg 3343 2024-09-14T07:35:00.935008 image/jpeg 1520363 2024-09-14T07:34:59.705032 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog