Unity and Diversity
Subtitle: Local Cultures and Identities in China
Contributors: Tao Tao Liu (Editor); David Faure (Editor)
Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr
Published: May 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789622094024
Subjects: Anthropology; Cultural studies; Cultural And Social Anthropology; Sociology
Description: This book examines the evolution of the local identity in China from historical times to the present day. It traces the expression of local identity in religion and myth, in the construction of the provincial character, in the growth of cities, in literature, in economic development and in the expansion of the Chinese state.