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Arthur W. Hummel; China's Gentry. Essays in Rural-Urban Relations. Far Eastern Quarterly 1 May 1954; 13 (3): 333–334. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/2942285

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China's gentry. essays in rural-urban relations . by hsiao-tung fei. revised and edited by margaret park redfield. with six life-histories of chinese gentry families collected by yung-teh chow and an introduction by robert redfield. chicago: university of chicago press, 1953. issued in cooperation with the international secretariat of the institute of pacific relations. v, 290. $5.75..

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China's gentry : essays in rural-urban relations

• 费 孝通 , M. P. Redfield , J. Chou
• Published 1968
• Sociology, History

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