Author: Chang, Chung-li
Title: The Income of the Chinese Gentry
Description: Seattle, Univ. of Washington Press, 1962. orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xvii,369 pp. Introduction by Franz Michael. Series: University of Washington Publications on Asia.. Textual tables,. Some rubbing. Light stain to spine. Name inked on flyleaf. Good. ¶ Subtitled: "A Sequel to 'The Chinese Gentry: Studies on Their Role in Nineteenth-century Chinese Society". Contents: Income from Public Services:Office as a Source of Income; Gentry Functions as a Source of Income; Secretarial services as a Sourse of Income; Teaching as a Source of Income;Supplementary Section: Income from Other Services; Income from Landownership & Mercantile Activities: Landownership as a Soutce of Income;Mercantile Activities as a Source of Income; Summary Remarks.

Keywords: Chinese Economic History, Income Distribution, Gentry, Social Class, Sociology, Economics, Economy, China East Asia,