...This chapter seeks to improve our understanding of how China’s county level governments manage the diverse economic trajectories of the townships and villages they govern in three ways: First, by looking at the county, township and village levels, the chapter examines variations in development...

...Single-surname villages were the predominant order of rural society in South China. This order was described by Maurice Freedman as “lineage,” which he characterized as essentially a corporation with a clear idea of membership and the ability to hold property. Membership in the corporation had...

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...This chapter explores American Hebrew poets' idealization of life in the farms and villages of New England and upstate New York. The poets were drawn to the subject of rural life in the hope of finding a connection to themselves—a bridge between what was natively and indelibly American...

... in Oaxaca, and argues that the state and indigenous villages developed and maintained a stable association based on constant negotiation over issues important to both, including taxes, the draft, village government, and the use of village lands. The continued willingness of both state officials and citizens...

...This chapter provides an overview of social, and economic relations in the small towns and villages where most of the 1898 attacks took place. What were the small towns of the region like? Who lived in them? How did Jews and Catholics interact and in what locations and contexts? In this period...

... lineage building as a means to attain high status during the Ming dynasty, focusing on the Huo surname of Shitou and Shangyuan villages, both located on the edge of Foshan. Foshan genealogy Huo Tao lineage Huo of Shitou ancestral hall in style of family temple Jiujiang markets Nanhai county...

...Among the most contested facets of the conflict between the state and the Bedouins are land ownership and recognition of 46 “unrecognized” or partly recognized localities. This chapter completes the picture by addressing the question of planning and the Bedouin unrecognized villages. Since 1948...

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