Guest People: Hakka Identity in China and Abroad

by Nicole Constable (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780295805450
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	07/09/2014
Series:	Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	294
File size:	19 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nicole Constable is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. Other contributors are Sharon A. Carstens, Myron L. Cohen, Mary S. Erbaugh, Elizabeth Lominska Johnson, Howard J. Martin; and Ellen Oxfeld.

Editorial Reviews

"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."

The Journal of Asian Studies - Jessie G. Lutz

"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."

Anthropos - Charles Stafford

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.

The China Journal - Yuen-fong Woon

Anthropologists explore the ethnic traits ascribed to the Hakka people of China by themselves and others, clarifying the nature and place of a people that is not officially recognized by the Chinese government, but plays a large role in folklore and has contributed some of the highest leaders to China, Taiwan, and Singapore. The seven essays also include studies of Hakka communities in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Calcutta. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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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 Studies"

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"

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