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UNINA9910783879803321 |
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Titolo |
Living with separation in China : anthropological accounts / / edited by Charles Stafford |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-40400-X |
1-134-40401-8 |
1-280-07321-7 |
9786610073214 |
0-203-61345-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Separation (Psychology) - China |
Reunions - China |
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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Include bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on the contributors; Preface; Introduction: the separation constraint in China; Singing of separation, lamenting loss: Hakka women's expressions of separation and reunion; Separations, autonomy and recognition in the production of gender differences: reflections from considerations of myths and laments; An unsafe distance; Dams and dreams: a return-to-homeland movement in northwest China; The 'glorious returns' of Chinese pilgrims to Mecca; Exiles and reunion: nostalgia among overseas Hmong (Miao); Linguistic and social patterns of separation and reunion |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In dealing with the central theme of separation this book also provides a good general introduction to many of the classic debates within anthropological and historical analyses of China. |
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