02268    a2200373   4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020002200069037003600091040000700127041000800134072001500142072001500157072001600172072001400188072001300202072001600215072002100231072002100252072002100273072002100294072002100315072002100336072002100357072002100378072002200399100001600421245011600437250000600553260003200559300001000591520127800601999001501879104027718720250328151430.0250324022025GB        42           eng    a9781040277188qEA  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aNHF2thema7 aGTM2thema7 a1FPC2bisac7 aHBJF2bic7 aGTB2bic7 a1FPC2bisac7 aHIS0000002bisac7 aHIS0080002bisac7 aHIS0370902bisac7 aHIS0370402bisac7 aHIS0370502bisac7 aHIS0370602bisac7 aHIS0370702bisac7 aHIS0540002bisac7 a330.9512252bisac1 aTang Lixing10aSocial Continuity and Rupture in Rural China IIbThe External Dynamics of the Huizhou Hyper-stability Structure  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20250321  a302 p  bAs 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.  c8814d8814