Excerpt: ..."friends" of his own, who agree to attend the wedding in question, each one bringing with him as a share a string of cash. By this means a family with little wealth and few connections is able suddenly to blossom out at a wedding with a hundred guests (many of whom nobody knows), and all expenses are provided for by the liberal contribution of the "friends," and of the friends of the "friends." The only motive for the act, on the part of the original "friends" is friendship, and the gustatory joy of the wedding ...
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Excerpt: ..."friends" of his own, who agree to attend the wedding in question, each one bringing with him as a share a string of cash. By this means a family with little wealth and few connections is able suddenly to blossom out at a wedding with a hundred guests (many of whom nobody knows), and all expenses are provided for by the liberal contribution of the "friends," and of the friends of the "friends." The only motive for the act, on the part of the original "friends" is friendship, and the gustatory joy of the wedding feast. The only motives for the friends of the "friends," are their friendship, and the same joyful feast. It is needless to observe that the 100,000 cash thus suddenly raised is a debt, which the family receiving it must repay in future contributions. To a Westerner, it doubtless appears a preposterous proceeding to saddle a family with a liability of this sort, for the mere sake of a temporary display. But love of display is by no means confined to the Chinese, although doubtless they are satisfied with manifestations of it which to us are far from being attractive. It is a characteristic in the Chinese conduct of affairs, to make heavy drafts on the future in order to satisfy a present need. Many a family will sell all their land, and even pull down their house, to provide for a funeral of a parent, because to bury the deceased without a suitable display would be a loss of "face." And this irrational procedure is executed with an air of cheerfulness and of conscious virtue, which seems to say, "Behold me! I will do what is becoming at any personal inconvenience whatever!" The elaborateness of a Chinese funeral may be roughly Pg 192 determined in advance by calculating the product of two factors, the age (especially the rank of the deceased by generations) and the social rank of the family. As soon as a death occurs the wailing begins, and at once, or...
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Add this copy of Village Life in China: a Study in Sociology to cart. $19.28, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Fleming H. Revell.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Undated Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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Add this copy of Village Life in China a Study in Sociology to cart. $45.00, good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1899 by Fleming H. Revell Co..
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Good. No DJ. History / China. 8vo. Reprint (1899. ) Hardcover no dust jacket. 8vo with 360 pages. The book is in good condition with shelf wear and bumping to edges. Some toning due to age. Previous owner's name and address on the top of front free endpaper. Some faint pencil marks otherwise the interior is clean and tight. Black & White illustrated. "Arthur Henderson Smith (1845-1932) was a missionary for Foreign Missions noted for spending 54 years in China and writing books which presented China to foreign readers. This book gives a comprehensive overview of Chinese village life at the end of the 19th Century...the writing is clear, precise and articulate." Blue spine/Gold text.
Add this copy of Village Life in China: a Study in Sociology [ 1899 ] to cart. $47.11, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Cornell University Library.
