Chinese genealogies as a source for demographic research: A further assessment of their reliabilities and biases

Zhao, Zhongwei

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Chinese genealogies as a source for demographic research: A further assessment of their reliabilities and biases

Date

2001

Authors

Zhao, Zhongwei

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Genealogy is the written record of family or lineage members descended from a common ancestor or ancestors. These materials have long been used by demographers in their investigation of past demographic behaviour. Most available genealogies, however, are