Inspired by representations in popular culture that engender fantasies of the exotic, these tourists, Western and Chinese, journey to Dali, Yunnan, in search of an imagined place where they can indulge their craving for authenticity, display their status in the present, and act out their nostalgia for the past. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic research, Beth Notar explores struggles over place as people in Dali attempt to represent their historical identity and define their future.
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Based on more than a decade of ethnographic research, this book explores struggles over place as people in Dali attempt to represent their historical identity and define their future.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780824830717
Publisert
2006-10-30
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Hawai'i Press
Vekt
351 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter

Biographical note

Beth E. Notar is assistant professor of anthropology at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.