A history on Chinese migration.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SOME PHOTOS AND GRAPHS (illustrator). FIRST. THE STUDY OF EMIGRATION AND CHANGE IN CHINESE PEASANT SOCIETY PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOK PLATE CLEAN CRISP COPY ONE VERY SMALL BUBBLETO COVER OTHERWISE AS NEW IN A VERY NICE UNCLIPPED UNRIPPED JACKET. Seller Inventory # 005491
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now in protective glassine wrapping. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 242 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-235) and index. Contents: Introduction -- The setting -- Prelude to emigration: the agricultural crisis -- Transition to emigration -- Organization of emigration -- The Mans in Britain -- Emigrant ties to the home community -- "Sterling houses" and the economic effects of emigration -- The effects of emigration: social change -- Conclusions: emigration and the preservation of tradition -- Glossaries: Mandarin terms -- Cantonese terms -- Surnames used. Subjects: Wen. Emigration and immigration. Social conditions. Chinese England. AuswanderungChinesen. Chinese England London. Families China Hong Kong.Emigration and immigration Legal aspects. San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Conditions sociales. Hongkong Émigration et immigration.China Hong Kong. China San Tin. Hong Kong, New Territories Genealogy. Hong Kong Emigration and immigration. England Minorities Genealogy. San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. Chinesen. hong Kong Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Social conditions. Hong Kong Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Social conditions.San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. San Tin (China) Social conditions 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 381973
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now in protective glassine wrapping. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 242 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-235) and index. Contents: Introduction -- The setting -- Prelude to emigration: the agricultural crisis -- Transition to emigration -- Organization of emigration -- The Mans in Britain -- Emigrant ties to the home community -- "Sterling houses" and the economic effects of emigration -- The effects of emigration: social change -- Conclusions: emigration and the preservation of tradition -- Glossaries: Mandarin terms -- Cantonese terms -- Surnames used. Subjects: Wen. Emigration and immigration. Social conditions. Chinese England. AuswanderungChinesen. Chinese England London. Families China Hong Kong.Emigration and immigration Legal aspects. San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Conditions sociales. Hongkong Émigration et immigration.China Hong Kong. China San Tin. Hong Kong, New Territories Genealogy. Hong Kong Emigration and immigration. England Minorities Genealogy. San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. Chinesen. hong Kong Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Social conditions. Hong Kong Emigration and immigration. San Tin, Hong Kong Social conditions.San Tin (China) Social conditions. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. Hong Kong (China) Emigration and immigration. San Tin (China) Social conditions 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 381973
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Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. xiii, 242pp. Original green cloth with gilt spine titles. Light wear, offsetting to endpaper, otherwise very good in very good, slightly spine faded dust jacket. Inscription to end paper. Seller Inventory # C185269
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