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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| 260 | |a London ; |a Ann Arbor, Mich. : |b Pluto Press, |c 2005. | ||
| 300 | |a vi, 166 p. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Anthropology, culture, and society | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Where are the Miao? -- Miao rebels and 'common ground' -- Multiple meanings of the Miao -- The rituals of New Year -- Authority and the local -- Conflict at the Temple of the Celestial Kings -- Conclusions. | |
| 520 | |a 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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