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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| Sprache: | eng |
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London u.a.
Pluto Press
2005
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Anthropology, culture, and society
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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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| Beschreibung: | 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. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index |
| Beschreibung: | VI, 166 S. |
| ISBN: | 0745319386 0-7453-1938-6 0745319394 0-7453-1939-4 |