Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology
by Arthur Smith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"Village Life in China - A Study in Sociology" by Arthur Smith. 1899 1st edition published by Fleming H. Revell Company. The book is illustrated with 16 photographic plates. The contents are grouped into the following Parts: The Village, its Institutions, Usages, and Public Characters; Village Family Life; Regeneration of the Chinese Village. Here are a few examples of the contents: Construction of Villages; Village Schools and Travelling Scholars; Cooperation in Markets and Fairs; The Village Hunt; Village and City Rain-Making; New Year in Chinese Villages; The Village Bully; Chinese Country Girls and Women; Monotony and Vacuity of Village Life; Unstable Equilibrium of the Chinese Family; What Can Christianity do for China?...and more.
Condition:
Clean front cover; there is a very light stain at the top edge of the back cover. The red cloth on the spine has partially faded. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. Some very light tanning to the end papers. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7471
- Title
- Village Life in China
- Author
- Arthur Smith
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- arthur smith, village life in china, japan, korea, asia, peking, beijing, shanghai, the orient, hong kong
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- Non-Fiction;
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