Down a Narrow Road - Identity and Masculinity in a Uyghur Community in Xinjiang China

An ethnography that describes life in the Uyghur suburbs of Yining, a city near the border with Kazakhstan, and situates that account in a broader examination of Uyghur culture. This book explores topics ranging from family life to market trading, from informal socializing to forms of religious devotion.

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Riassunto

The narrative is framed around the terms identity, community, and masculinity. As the author shows, the Uyghurs of Yining, a city in the Xinjiang region of China, express a set of individual and collective identities organized around place, gender, family relations, friendships, occupation, and religious practice.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jay Dautcher, Jay Dautcher
• Editore: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2009
• EAN: 9780674032828
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03282-8
• Pagine: 350
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 234 mm x 32 mm
• Peso: 666 g
• Illustrazioni: 15 halftones, 2 maps
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali