Title: Lineage Integration:State,Local Influences and Clan:A Case Study of the Guos in Huanggang County
Abstract: Based on genealogy,this article explores the process of lineage integration of the Guos in Huanggang County, Hubei Province,in the Ming and Qing dynasties from three perspectives:1.relationship between clan and changes of state policy and local economy;2.authority within clan;and 3.change of clan boundaries.It is argued that many domi- nant local influences,including not only gentlemen but also other forces that had wealth and dared to take responsibili- ties,run the local society jointly;that the elan boundaries changed gradually due to successive compiling of genealogy; that blood relatiomhip was not the only condition to identify a clan and blood relationship even could be ignored by inter- est motives in certain times;and that so interest considerations obviously sbouldn't be neglected when the integration of a clan is investigated.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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