1st Edition
China Inside Out Contemporary Chinese Nationalism and Transnationalism
372 Pages
by
Central European University Press
372 Pages
by
Central European University Press
The authors of this text believe that "areas" as assemblages of social processes requiring distinct, culture-bound explanations cannot be replaced with global theories, but that the meaning of "the area" can be different depending on the question one studies. The study of China and Chinese, in particular, is a good arena to challenge the disciplinary and geographic boundaries of conventional area... Read more
List of Maps and Figures, Overview 1. Anthropological Concepts for the Study of Nationalism Aihwa Ong 2. The Legacy of Empires and Nations in East Asia Prasenjit Duara 3. Researching Chinese Nationalism: the Foreign Relations Dimension Daojiong Zha 4. On the Periphery of the “Clash of Civilizations?” Discourse and Geopolitics in Russo-Chinese Relations Alexander V. Lomanov 5. Approaches to Transnationalism and Diaspora Research: Researching the Hmong Diaspora’s Longing for a Chinese Homeland Louisa Schein 6. The “New Migrant”: State and Market Constructions of Modernity and Patriotism Pál Nyíri 7. Race in China Frank Dikötter 8. Outside In: Sino–Burmese Encounters Penny Edwards 9. Alterity Motives Dru C. Gladney 10. The Contemporary Intellectual Context of the China Inside Out Project George E. Marcus, Contributors, Glossary, Literature, Index of Textboxes, Index
Biography
Joana Breidenbach is an anthropologist and journalist based in Berlin.
Pál Nyíri is currently a lecturer at the Department of the Anthropology Division of SCMP Macquarie University, Australia.
