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Street Criers: A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars
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Hardcover
from Stanford Univ Pr (October 6, 2005)
9780804751483 | details & prices | 269 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $50.00
About: This is a rich and comprehensive study of beggars’ culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today.
About: This is a rich and comprehensive study of beggars’ culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today.