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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.
Price: £15.00
Pages: 224
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Publication Date:
01 March 1996
Trim Size: 9.50 X 6.50 in
ISBN: 9789622094024
Format: Paperback
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"These eleven essays explore the art and practice of establishing, modifying and changing identities among various kinds of Chinese and not-yet-Chinese during the past half-millenium. They are as rich in imagery and imagination as any one interested in Ch
David Faure works on the history of Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta and Chinese business history. He is currently University Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Fellow of St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford. Tao Tao Liu works on modern Chinese fiction and Chinese poetry. She is University Lecturer in Modern Chinese and Fellow of Wadham College at the University of Oxford.