Population and Marketing Settlements in Ch'ing ChinaCambridge University Press, 1982/06/30 - 154 ページ The historical records of Ch'ing China (1644-1911) contain numerous statistics concerning the population in local areas and the distribution of markets. These figures provide information on two of the most important and least understood factors that were to affect China's modern development: the massive population growth prior to 1850 and the tenacity of small-scale markets as the focus of commercialisation. This book presents and evaluates the data from northern China to ascertain the quality of available records and to determine what they can tell is about variations from area to area and from period to period. The analysis of population centres on sex rations, age distributions, mean household size and growth rates. Without overlooking limitations in the data, this study emphasises the implications of the findings for general problems in the social history of the Ch'ing period. |
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evaluation of quality and problems of analysis | 26 |
age distributions sex ratios and household sizes | 41 |
population growth and household size | 77 |
periodic markets in Chihli and Shantung | 97 |
historical data and their utility | 123 |
Appendixes | 129 |
population growth mean | 139 |
Works cited | 147 |
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administrative adults age distribution analysis appear areas average centers century Ch'ing hsien Chapter chih Chihli Chinese chou close comparisons consistent core correlation decline degree holders demographic differences early estimated evidence example exist expected explanation factors females figures findings followed further gazetteers groups household identified impact increase indicators infanticide interpretation kuan late least less listed males marketing settlements markets mean measures migration North China Note offer pattern percent perhaps period periphery persons population density population growth possible prefectural prefectural-level present provinces range rates records region relationship relatively remained reported result rural separate settlements sex ratios Shansi Shantung similar Skinner social sources statistics studies subareas suggest T'ien-chin Table Tientsin tion types units urban values variables variations varies villages whereas zones