Guest People
Hakka Identity in China and Abroad
Nicole Constable author Nicole Constable editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Published:1st Feb '05
Should be back in stock very soon
Analyzes and compares what it means to be Hakka
Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295805450
The essays in this volume analyze and compare what it means to be Hakka in a variety of sociocultural, political, geographical, and historical contexts including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Calcutta, Taiwan, and contemporary China.
Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295805450
The essays in this volume analyze and compare what it means to be Hakka in a variety of sociocultural, political, geographical, and historical contexts including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Calcutta, Taiwan, and contemporary China.
"As a whole, the volume provides an intelligent, clearly-written, and consistently impressive account of the fascinating case of Hakka ethnicity and identity both inside and outside of China."
- Charles Stafford (Anthropos)"The book is a path-breaker in the newly emergent field of Hakkaology and hence is a must for China scholars and for those in the field of ethnic and diaspora studies."
- Yuen-fong Woon (The China Journal)"Guest People is a thoughtful work of significant intellectual and analytical merit. In a world of rising ethnicities and ethnic conflicts, this timely study should be read by many."
- Jessie G. Lutz (The Journal of Asian StudISBN: 9780295984872
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 431g
294 pages