FEI, XIAOTONG [FEI, HSIAO-TUNG] [HAMILTON, GARY G.; & WANG, ZHENG ; EDITORS:]

From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society. A Translation of Fei Xiaotong's Xiangtu Zhongguo

Berkeley [CA], Univ. of California Press, (1992). orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, ix,160 pp. PAPERBACK.. Minor rubbing. VG.
¶ This text by Fei Xiaotong, one of China's finest social scientists, was first published in 1947 and is Fei's chief theoretical statement about the distinctive characteristics of Chinese society. "From the Soil" describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies,thereby conveying the essential features of both. Fei shows how these unique features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies. This book aims to be both succinct and accessible. Now in an English-language edition, it could have a wide impact on Western social theorists. Gary G. Hamilton and Wang Zheng's translation captures Fei's straightforward style of writing. Their introduction describes Fei's education and career as a sociologist, the fate of his writings on and off the Mainland, and the sociological significance of his analysis. The translators' epilogue highlights the social reforms for China that Fei drew from his analysis and advocated in a companion text written in the same period" - Publisher's description.

-- Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark

Book number: BOOKS014645I

Keywords: Historical Sociology, China East Asia, Society, Social, History, , , , ,

XIAOTONG, FEI

Costumes of the Minority Peoples of China

Japan: Binobi, 1982. Hardcover. Illustrated by 184 color plates 55 black and white; A photographic survey of textiles and costumes from 55 Chinese ethnic groups. English/Japanese text. "This volume is a survey opf the native costumes of the 55 minority peoples of China, including the Mongolian, Tibetan, Miao, and Uygur groups. These costumes display such techniques as embroidery, dyeing, weaving, metalwork, and leatherwork, in a wide range of colors and styles. A book which will prove valuable to those interested in designing and/or appreciation of folk costume." -Cover; 5.5; 245 pp.. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket; 10 x 12.5 Hardback in dustjacket/slipcase in Very Good condition .

-- RugBooks

Book number: BOOKS000525I

Keywords: Costume Minority China Chinese Textile Weaving Chin Cost