Contents
Chapter Seven- Leadership
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter One - Introduction
Theories of Poverty
The Present Study
Liong-hiat
The Legitimacy and Organization of Beggars in Premodern China
The Status and Conflicting Images of Beggars
The Whys and Whos of Giving
Positive Appeals and Tactics
Remunerative Appeals and Tactics
Negative Appeals and Tactics
The History of the Liong-hiat Community
Community Relationships in Liong-hiat
Chapter Five - Economic Activities
Chapter Six - Kinship Relations
Relationships Based on Sex
Sexual Relations and Sexual Behavior
Fictive Kinship
Extended Kinship and the Expansion of Kinship Networks
1977-1978
1980-1981
The Definition and Source of Beggars in Chiina
The Beggars, Poverty, and Theories of Poverty
Appendix A - Name Index
Appendix B - Index of Chinese Terms
Notes
References Cited
Index