The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary China.

List of tables List of figures romanisation and weights and measures Glossary 1. Introduction 2. The initiation of negotiations 3. Pre-marital ritual forms 4. Age at marriage 5. Choice of marriage partner 6. The ceremonial of marriage 7. The 'modernisation' of marriage and kinship structures 8. Marriage and the domestic group 9. Marriage and primary groups 10. Conclusions List of abbreviations Bibliography Index.