Rack, Mary.
Ethnic distinctions, local meanings negotiating cultural identities in China / [electronic resource] : Mary Rack. - London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005. - vi, 166 p. - Anthropology, culture, and society . - Anthropology, culture, and society. .
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Ethnology--China.
Hmong (Asian people)
Culture.
Social classes--China.
Ethnicity.
China--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
DS731.M5 / R3 2005eb
Ethnic distinctions, local meanings negotiating cultural identities in China / [electronic resource] : Mary Rack. - London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005. - vi, 166 p. - Anthropology, culture, and society . - Anthropology, culture, and society. .
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Ethnology--China.
Hmong (Asian people)
Culture.
Social classes--China.
Ethnicity.
China--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
DS731.M5 / R3 2005eb