Chinese Local History: Stone Inscriptions from Fukien in the Sung to Ch'ing Periods
Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1991. Comprehensive scholarly text presents the first English-language collection of select inscriptions dating from the Sung Dynasty, covering social, economic, and religious issues, including translations, annotations, and commentary of stone texts found at Fukien, a province known for its maritime and commercial traditions and strong clans. The thirty-three texts provides direct documetary evidence of key dimensions of Chinese life as temple organization, philanthropy, water conservancy, coastal trade, land reclamation, public utilities, popular religion, state-society government, etc. Includes original Chinese characters. 195 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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