Wei Wang, Lisong Jiang

Ethnic Identity of the Kam People in Contemporary China (eBook, ePUB)

Government versus Local Perspectives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on over two years of fieldwork, this book presents a sociolinguistic analysis of how the ethnic identity of the Kam people has been reconstructed and manipulated in contemporary China.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000412932
• Artikelnr.: 61969750

Autorenporträt

Dr Wei Wang is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. His research interests include discourse studies, sociolinguistics, translation studies, and language education. His recent research focuses on sociolinguistics and (critical) discourse analysis, especially contemporary Chinese discourse, and is characterised by a highly interdisciplinary approach. He is the author of multilpe books and journal articles across these subject areas.

Dr Lisong Jiang is an Associate Professor in anthropology at Southwest University, China. His academic interests include historiography, historical anthropology, and cultural anthropology. His recent research focuses on historical anthropology, especially on studies of the literary texts of Southwest China in the early Qing Dynasty. He has published extensively on ethnic studies, including a previous monograph and multiple journal articles.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction
2.The Kam People in China: History and Culture
3.Zhanli Village in Guizhou
4.Local Government's Perceptions and Practices for Ethnic Identity
Reconstruction
5.Situated Encounters with the Locals
6.Typical Figures from Zhanli
7.Discussions and Conclusion