Chinese Family and Marriage in Singapore by Maurice Freedman This fascinating study by an anthropologist who was commissioned by the British Government gives the reader a snapshot of Singapore life based on research carried out for almost two years between 1949 and 1950. The main aim of the work is to study how the family functioned then in Chinese Singapore society, how it differed from mainland family life and the influences that spurred adaptation, if any. The chapters of this 249 page book include - 1 - The Social Background,
- 2 - The Household,
- 3 - The Kinship System,
- 4 - The Structure of Marriage,
- 5 - The Formation of Marriage,
- 6 - Marriage Disrupted and
- 7 - Death and its Cult.
- There are also an appendix of tables, another on Chinese characters for Hokkien words used in the text and an index.
Weight 0.50 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $7, to Central Asia, Europe & the Middle East: $10 and to Africa and North & South America: $13 . Surface mail worldwide $5. Postage within Malaysia is free Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 1957. 1st public edition Condition: Paper Very Good. The orange cover has faded a bit with age and there is some slight scuffing where a bookseller's label has been removed. There is a personal library stamp on the inside front cover. The binding is tight and there is mild tanning throughout. Powered by |
