Title: Transformation of Paradigms for Studying Village Elites in China
Abstract: One of the ways of government in ancient China was that the imperial power gave much authority to the counties for rural self-government,which then was undertaken by the village elites.With the social and historical development,the power of central government gradually extended down to the rural areas,which strengthened the power to control and obtain the resources in rural areas.Accordingly,the village elites evolved with the course of history.So many scholars have studied this issue from different angels for more than 100 years.The paradigms for studying village elites have been transformed logically many times: from the study of the position and function of the country elites to the study of classification of their roles,and then to the study of the structure and the changes of the village elites.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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