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020			_z0745319394 (cloth)
020			_z0745319386 (pbk.)
020			_z9780745319391
020			_z9781849644969 (e-book)
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050	1	4	_aDS731.M5 _bR3 2005eb
100	1		_aRack, Mary.
245	1	0	_aEthnic distinctions, local meanings _h[electronic resource] : _bnegotiating cultural identities in China / _cMary Rack.
260			_aLondon ; _aAnn Arbor, Mich. : _bPluto Press, _c2005.
300			_avi, 166 p.
490	1		_aAnthropology, culture, and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index.
505	0		_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.
520			_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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEthnology _zChina.
650		0	_aHmong (Asian people)
650		0	_aCulture.
650		0	_aSocial classes _zChina.
650		0	_aEthnicity.
651		0	_aChina _xSocial life and customs.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
830		0	_aAnthropology, culture, and society.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10479599 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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