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Ethnic distinctions, local meanings : negotiating cultural identities in China / Mary Rack.
Series: Anthropology, culture, and societyPublication details: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005.Description: vi, 166 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0745319394 (cloth)
- 9780745319391 (cloth)
- 0745319386 (pbk.)
- 9780745319384 (pbk.)
- 305.800951 22
- DS731.M5 R3 2005
- GN345 .R32 2005
Contents:
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.
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
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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.
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