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Household and land registers from the Taiwanese village of Lungtu (Meinung Township) suggest that during the period 1916-1945 age at first marriage declined for men but rose slightly for women, and that women married earlier than other Taiwanese women but later than women elsewhere in south China. Variation in marriage age in Lungtu was related to mode of marriage, wealth, and productive capacity of the household, while structural characteristics of the household exerted only an ambiguous influence on marriage age.

This book, based on surveys and intensive interviews, compares family lives, the economy, and gender relations among Chinese herders and farmers. The authors find that livestock have brought new wealth and opportunities that change the Chinese farming-based way of live, and they explore how privatization has altered the distribution of wealth. Although Han and Mongols still have their own cultures, those who herd livestock share a common way of life distinct from farmers that ar nearby. (Buch)