Author: Stockard, Janice E.
Title: Daughters of the Canton Delta: Marriage Patterns and Economic Strategies in South China, 1860-1930
Description: Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1989. orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xv, 221 pp.. 6pp photos; textual maps. Minor rubbing, slight binding corner bump, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Delayed Transfer Marriage; The Girls' House & the Women's Community; Negotiation a Compensation Marriage; Becoming a Sworn Spinster; Arranging a Spirit Marriage; Delayed Transfer Marriage, Cultural Prejudice,& Political Repression; Anti-marital Bias & the Rise of Marriage Alternatives; The Link Between Sericulture & Marriage; Conclusion; Appendices.

Keywords: China Historical Sociology, East Asia Kwangtung, Delayed Transfer, Marriage Patterns, Women Women's, Economic History, Social Anthropology, Traditional Chinese, Marriages Canton