| Unity and Diversity: Local Cultures and Identities in China Contributor(s): Liu, Tao Tao (Editor), Faure, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9622094023 ISBN-13: 9789622094024 Publisher: Hong Kong University Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (1.00 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |