Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1988. 1 volume in-8, 326 pp., paperback, printed covers, one Chinese stamp on the title page, enriched with 3 maps, 2 figures and 9 tables, very good condition.
Table of Contents: Introduction - The Cultural Nexus of Power - Brokering Rural Administration in the Late Qing - Building the Modern State in North China - Lineages and the Political Structure of the Village - Religion, Power, and the Public Realm in Rural Society - Networks, Patrons, and Leaders in Village Government - The State and the Redefinition of Village Community - The Modernizing State and Local Leadership - COnclusion - Postscript - Notes - Bibliography - Glossary of Chinese Terms - Index.