02268 a2200373 4500 1040277187 20250328151430.0 250324022025GB 42 eng 9781040277188 EA Taylor & Francis GBP 49.99 BB 01 eng NHF thema GTM thema 1FPC bisac HBJF bic GTB bic 1FPC bisac HIS000000 bisac HIS008000 bisac HIS037090 bisac HIS037040 bisac HIS037050 bisac HIS037060 bisac HIS037070 bisac HIS054000 bisac 330.951225 bisac Tang Lixing Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China II The External Dynamics of the Huizhou Hyper-stability Structure 1 Oxford Routledge 20250321 302 p As the second volume of a two-volume set that examines the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the external factors that influence and renew social functioning. From the sixteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century, Huizhou, a historic region in what is now Anhui Province in China, was characterized by longterm social stability and prosperity. Even during times of war and unrest, Huizhou was able to quickly restore order. This two-volume study explores the reasons for this stability and its relevance and implications for contemporary society. In this second volume, the author examines a group of ‘outsiders’ to Huizhou society, who conducted business outside the region while maintaining their hometown and linking their social networks from both urban and rural Huizhou. The book discusses how local tradition and rural governance were sustained through wars and social unrest. It also illustrates how a new, modernized order was re-established after the devastation of war and communist reform in the twentieth century. The title will appeal to scholars and students of Chinese history, the social and economic history of modern China, and readers interested in China’s transition to modernity. 8814 8814