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A Chinese Beggars' Den: Poverty And Mobility In An Underclass Community,Used
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Review Development Studies Have Tended To Ignore Beggars As An Unproductive Social Category, But A Study Of This Subcategory Of The Poor In Taipei Shows People With Flexibility And Creativity In Daytoday Strategy, Social Organization, And Macrosocial Relations. . . . Those Concerned With The Social Mobility Of The Urban Poor Will Find Much Of Value.World Developmentinteresting And Scholarly . . . A Contribution To The Study Of Mendicancy And Poverty.American Anthropologistan Important Ethnographic Look Into A Community Of Beggars In Northern Taiwan. . . . A Major Addition To The New But Growing Literature On Poor Communities In China, And It Contributes Importantly To General Theories Of Poverty And Mobility.Journal Of Asian Studies Product Description In This Fascinating Study Of A Community Of Chinese Beggars, David Schak Offers Evidence That Challenges Widely Held Theories On Poverty. It Is A Pathbreaking, Systematic Anthropological Study That Challenges Longheld Beliefs About Poverty, And Is One Of The Few Works On Beggars Available. Over A Period Of Seven Years, Schak'S Fieldwork Uncovers A Structure Of Leadership, Organizational Methods, And Almsgetting Tactics. Moreover, Certain Members Became Upwardly Mobile And Able To Leave This Lifestyle. The Severe Stigma Of Gambling, Adultery, And Failure To Marry Proved The Stimulus For A Younger Generation To Leave Begging Behind. About The Author David C. Schak Is Adjunct Associate Professor At Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
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