Unity and Diversity: Local Cultures and Identities in China - Edited by Tao Tao Liu and David Faure - 文宇宙｜Bookniverse

Unity and Diversity: Local Cultures and Identities in China

Edited by Tao Tao Liu and David Faure

US $16.00

Fri Mar 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9789882203006

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Hong Kong University Press

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書籍簡介

Humanities & Social Science > Conmultilingual_settingsorary Ideology > Cultural Research & Critics

Humanities & Social Science > Sociology & Social Work > Social Worker Training& Management

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. It argues that the growth of a local identity was part and parcel of the evolution of a national character. But, it notes also that the transforming of the local identity with the extension of the state has often come with a sense of nostalgia, a yearning for a world that has perhaps never been.

作者簡介

Edited by Tao Tao Liu and David Faure

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.

出版社簡介

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.