Ways of being ethnic in Southwest China

Drawing on his field research in southern Sichuan between 1988 and 1994, Harrell (anthropology, U. of Washington) explores how several groups of the region perceive and promote their ethnic identity in different ways and at different times. After setting out the political, natural, and historical co...

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Main Author: Harrell, Stevan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2001, ©2001
Series:Studies on ethnic groups in China
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Summary:Drawing on his field research in southern Sichuan between 1988 and 1994, Harrell (anthropology, U. of Washington) explores how several groups of the region perceive and promote their ethnic identity in different ways and at different times. After setting out the political, natural, and historical contexts, he looks at the primordial ethnicity of the Nuoso, the historically contingent ethnicity of the Prmi and Naze, residual and instrumental ethnicity, and the default ethnicity of the Han. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Physical Description:xii, 370 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780295981239
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0295981237