| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 166 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Anthropology, culture, and society
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Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-156) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- China.
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Ethnology. |
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China. |
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Hmong (Asian people)
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Hmong (Asian people) |
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Culture.
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Culture. |
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China -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Social classes -- China.
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Social classes. |
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Ethnicity.
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Ethnicity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rack, Mary. Ethnic distinctions, local meanings. London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005 9780745319391 (DLC) 2005281449 (OCoLC)60578581 |
| ISBN |
9781435660663 electronic book |
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1435660668 electronic book |
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9781849644969 electronic book |
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1849644969 electronic book |
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0745319394 cloth |
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9780745319391 cloth |
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0745319386 paperback |
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9780745319384 paperback |
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