LEADER 02751nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910811162803321 005 20240417021007.0 010 $a1-84964-496-9 010 $a1-281-72523-4 010 $a9786611725235 010 $a1-4356-6066-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533542 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000518032 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12181188 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518032 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10491666 035 $a(PQKB)10422727 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12053983 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150072 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10239714 035 $a(PQKB)10854101 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386127 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479599 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172523 035 $a(OCoLC)666932630 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533542 100 $a20050901d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthnic distinctions, local meanings $enegotiating cultural identities in China /$fMary Rack 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto Press$d2005 215 $avi, 166 p 225 1 $aAnthropology, culture, and society 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-1938-6 311 $a0-7453-1939-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index. 327 $aWhere 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. 330 $aFocusing on a rural area of south China, Rack shows how so-called ethnic minority cultural events have become occasions for the exploration of personal identity by urban elites. She suggests that, historically, ethnic classifications were drawn up as a result of elite concern to demonstrate the existence of a contrasting homogeneous and superior civilization. 410 0$aAnthropology, culture, and society. 606 $aEthnology$zChina 606 $aHmong (Asian people) 606 $aCulture 606 $aSocial classes$zChina 606 $aEthnicity 607 $aChina$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aHmong (Asian people) 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aSocial classes 615 0$aEthnicity. 676 $a305.800951 700 $aRack$b Mary$01688207 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811162803321 996 $aEthnic distinctions, local meanings$94062263 997 $aUNINA