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Separation and Reunion in Modern China

Charles Stafford
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      In this original and readable book, Charles Stafford describes the Chinese fascination with separation and reunion. Drawing on his field studies in Taiwan and mainland China, he gives a vivid account of raucous festivals of reunion, elaborate rituals for the sending-off of gods (and daughters), poetic moments of leave-takings between friends, and bitter political rhetoric about Chinese national unity. The idioms and practices of separation and reunion - which are woven into the fabric of daily life - help people to explain the passions aroused by the possibility of national division. In this book, the discussion of everyday rituals leads into a unique and accessible general introduction to Chinese and Taiwanese society and culture.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles Stafford EAN: 9780521784344 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 290 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2000-11-09 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Cultural studies, Anthropology

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      In this original and readable book, Charles Stafford describes the Chinese fascination with separation and reunion. Drawing on his field studies in Taiwan and mainland China, he gives a vivid account of raucous festivals of reunion, elaborate rituals for the sending-off of gods (and daughters), poetic moments of leave-takings between friends, and bitter political rhetoric about Chinese national unity. The idioms and practices of separation and reunion - which are woven into the fabric of daily life - help people to explain the passions aroused by the possibility of national division. In this book, the discussion of everyday rituals leads into a unique and accessible general introduction to Chinese and Taiwanese society and culture.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles Stafford EAN: 9780521784344 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 290 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2000-11-09 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Cultural studies, Anthropology

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