Ethnic distinctions, local meanings negotiating cultural identities in China /

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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Auteur principal: Rack, Mary
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005.
Collection:Anthropology, culture, and society.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.