02760nam 2200745 a 450 991045446520332120200520144314.01-84964-496-91-281-72523-497866117252351-4356-6066-8(CKB)1000000000533542(SSID)ssj0000518032(PQKBManifestationID)12181188(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518032(PQKBWorkID)10491666(PQKB)10422727(SSID)ssj0000150072(PQKBManifestationID)12053983(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150072(PQKBWorkID)10239714(PQKB)10854101(MiAaPQ)EBC3386127(Au-PeEL)EBL3386127(CaPaEBR)ebr10479599(CaONFJC)MIL172523(OCoLC)666932630(EXLCZ)99100000000053354220050901d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEthnic distinctions, local meanings[electronic resource] negotiating cultural identities in China /Mary RackLondon ;Ann Arbor, Mich. Pluto Press2005vi, 166 pAnthropology, culture, and societyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-1938-6 0-7453-1939-4 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.Anthropology, culture, and society.EthnologyChinaHmong (Asian people)CultureSocial classesChinaEthnicityChinaSocial life and customsElectronic books.EthnologyHmong (Asian people)Culture.Social classesEthnicity.Rack Mary939074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454465203321Ethnic distinctions, local meanings2116731UNINA