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Lineage Organization in Southeastern China

Pacific AffairsPublished 1 June 1959
G. William Skinner
Citations453
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.35
SNIP1.22

Abstract

This essay is the work of a social anthropologist but it is not based upon field work. It is concerned with Chinese matters but it is not written by a sinologue. In this essay are the author’s reflections on certain aspects of southeastern Chinese society during the last hundred and fifty years, with attention on the Fukien and Kwangtung region of China has it has specialized not only in large-scale unilineal organization but also in sending people overseas.

Keywords

Social Sciences