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UNINA9910454465203321 |
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Autore |
Rack Mary |
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Titolo |
Ethnic distinctions, local meanings [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating cultural identities in China / / Mary Rack |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2005 |
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1-84964-496-9 |
1-281-72523-4 |
9786611725235 |
1-4356-6066-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Anthropology, culture, and society |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnology - China |
Hmong (Asian people) |
Culture |
Social classes - China |
Ethnicity |
Electronic books. |
China Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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