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The Wong Lineage Land: Property and Belonging in the New Territories of Hong Kong in 1904.

Authors :
AIJMER, GORAN
Source :
Modern Asian Studies; Nov2008, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p1079-1111, 33p
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

An essay is presented on the distribution of land ownership in a coastal village in the New Territories of Hong Kong, China in 1904. The author researched land and dwellings as determinants of relative wealth in a poor community. Particular attention is given to how land was used as a genealogical determinant because written genealogies were scarce and often did not exist at all.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0026749X
Volume :
42
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Modern Asian Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35112354