Ethnic Branding in Contemporary China - Buyi and the Paradox of Difference

"Ethnic Branding in Contemporary China: Buyi and the Paradox of Difference delves into the attempts of Buyi villagers in Wuyang (southwestern China) to navigate the contradiction between preserving ethnic distinctiveness for pride and profit on the one hand, and "catching up" economically and culturally to rapidly developing Chinese society on the other"-- Provided by publisher.

About the author

Yu Luo is the Suzanne Wilson Barnett Chair in Contemporary China Studies and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Puget Sound.

Product details

• Authors: Yu Luo
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780295753638
• ISBN: 978-0-295-75363-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology