Ethnic distinctions, local meanings : negotiating cultural identities in China / / Mary Rack.
Focusing on a rural area of south China, Rack shows how so-called ethnic minority cultural events have become occasions for the exploration of personal identity by urban elites. She suggests that, historically, ethnic classifications were drawn up as a result of elite concern to demonstrate the exis...
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| Superior document: | Anthropology, culture, and society |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Physical Description: | vi, 166 p. |
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| Summary: | Focusing on a rural area of south China, Rack shows how so-called ethnic minority cultural events have become occasions for the exploration of personal identity by urban elites. She suggests that, historically, ethnic classifications were drawn up as a result of elite concern to demonstrate the existence of a contrasting homogeneous and superior civilization. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0745319394 (cloth) 0745319386 (pbk.) 9780745319391 9781849644969 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mary Rack. |