Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF TABLES vii
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii
5. PREFACE xi
6. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xv
7. ONE Introduction 1
8. TWO The Early Stages in the Development of Descent Group Organization 16
9. THREE Political Success and the Growth of Descent Groups: The Shih of Ming-chou during the Sung 62
10. FOUR Marriage, Descent Groups, and the Localist Strategy in Sung and Yuan Fu-chou 95
11. FIVE Patrilines and the Development of Localized Lineages: The Wu of Hsiu-ning City, Hui-chou, to 1528 137
12. SIX Marriage, Adoption, and Charity in the Development of Lineages in Wu-hsi from Sung to Ch'ing 170
13. SEVEN Two Descent Groups in North China: The Wangs of Yung-p'ing Prefecture, 1500-1800 210
14. EIGHT The Ma Landlords of Yang-chia-kou in Late Ch'ing and Republican China 245
15. NINE Anthropological Overview: The Development of Chinese Descent Groups 274
16. GLOSSARY 293
17. INDEX 309