Street Criers: A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars by Hanchao Lu

Street Criers: A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars

Hanchao Lu

269 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

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This is a rich and comprehensive study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today. Generously illustrated, the boo...

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