Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter III
2. Contents VII
3. Table of Maps IX
4. Table of Figures X
5. Preface XI
6. I. The Composition of the Family 1
7. 2. The Individual and the Family 26
8. 3. The Lineage and the Clan 49
9. 4. Ancestor Worship 71
10. 5. The Family in State and Society 107
11. 6. The Lineage in Society and State 136
12. 7. Non-kin as Kin 162
13. 8. Kinship in the 20th Century 175
14. Appendix I 218
15. Appendix II 219
16. Appendix III 226
17. Notes 229
18. List of Works Cited 234
19. Glossary 239
20. Index 241