Ethnic distinctions, local meanings : negotiating cultural identities in China /

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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Ethnic distinctions, local meanings [electronic resource] : negotiating cultural identities in China / Mary Rack.
London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005.
vi, 166 p.
Anthropology, culture, and society
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index.
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.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Ethnology China.
Hmong (Asian people)
Culture.
Social classes China.
Ethnicity.
China Social life and customs.
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Anthropology, culture, and society.
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