Custom, land and livelihood in rural south China :: the traditional land law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950 /

Land was always at the centre of life in Hong Kong's rural New Territories: it sustained livelihoods and lineages and, for some, was a route to power. Villagers managed their land according to customs that were often at odds with formal Chinese law. British rule, 1898-1997, added complications...

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1. Verfasser: Hase, P. H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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Zusammenfassung:Land was always at the centre of life in Hong Kong's rural New Territories: it sustained livelihoods and lineages and, for some, was a route to power. Villagers managed their land according to customs that were often at odds with formal Chinese law. British rule, 1898-1997, added complications by assimilating traditional practices into a Western legal system.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789882208490
9882208495
9789888180707
9888180703

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