UID:
almahu_9949694369302882
Format:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-520-38522-5
Content:
"Huizhou studies the construction of local identity through kinship in Huizhou prefecture, the most prominent merchant stronghold of Ming China. Making use of an array of untapped genealogies and other sources, Qitao Guo explores how developments in the sociocultural, religious, and gender realms in the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries intertwined to shape Huizhou identity as a land of "prominent lineages." This gentrified self-image both sheltered and guided the development of mercantile lineages, which were further bolstered by the gender regime and the local religious order. As Guo demonstrates, the discrepancy between representation and practice helps explain Huizhou's triumphs. The more active the economy became, the more those central to its commercialization embraced conservative sociocultural norms. Home lineages embraced neo-Confucian orthodoxy even as they provided the financial and logistical support to assure the success of Huizhou merchants. The end result was not "capitalism" but gentrified mercantile lineage culture with Chinese-or Huizhou-characteristics"-- Provided by publisher.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Map of Huizhou --
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Introduction --
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PART I: Local Identity --
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1 Cheng Minzheng and the Rise of Huizhou Consciousness --
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2 A Land of Prominent Lineages --
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PART II: Mercantile Lineage Culture --
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3 Wang Daokun and the Promotion of Mercantile Lineage Culture --
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4 “A Confucian Heartland of Women” --
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5 The Local Religious Order --
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Conclusion --
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Appendix Summary of Wang Daokun’s Huizhou Merchant Biographies --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Chinese Character Glossary --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-38521-7
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History
DOI:
10.1515/9780520385221
URL:
https://torl.biblioboard.com/content/791cf144-fc84-4ec8-bf63-cecb8bf0cbd2
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