Melissa J. Brown
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520231818
- eISBN:
- 9780520927940
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520231818.003.0005
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
This chapter reconstructs identity and cultural changes among Tujia and their ancestors in Hubei. It analyzes the state identification and classification of the Tujia in the 1950s, and investigates ...
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This chapter reconstructs identity and cultural changes among Tujia and their ancestors in Hubei. It analyzes the state identification and classification of the Tujia in the 1950s, and investigates the local identities and culture in a village called Wucun from before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The analysis reveals that both locals and outsiders in Enshi appear to have thought of themselves as Han prior to 1949, and the chapter suggests that state officials classified locals as non-Han for cultural reasons.Less
This chapter reconstructs identity and cultural changes among Tujia and their ancestors in Hubei. It analyzes the state identification and classification of the Tujia in the 1950s, and investigates the local identities and culture in a village called Wucun from before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The analysis reveals that both locals and outsiders in Enshi appear to have thought of themselves as Han prior to 1949, and the chapter suggests that state officials classified locals as non-Han for cultural reasons.
Judith Liu
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9789888455928
- eISBN:
- 9789888455379
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888455928.003.0003
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Asian Studies
Founded in 1875 originally as the Jane Bohlen School for Girls in Wuchang, Hubei Province, St. Hilda’s would become known as a Christian “oasis” in Central China. Behind the school’s compound walls, ...
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Founded in 1875 originally as the Jane Bohlen School for Girls in Wuchang, Hubei Province, St. Hilda’s would become known as a Christian “oasis” in Central China. Behind the school’s compound walls, St. Hilda’s created a space where new gender roles and expectations for Christian women could be nurtured through the fusion of the social gospel with the dramatic historical events of the period. St. Hilda’s illuminates the liberating qualities of a faith-based education, the impact of a complex and communal adaptation of Christianity, and the power of interpersonal encounter for both teachers and students.Less
Founded in 1875 originally as the Jane Bohlen School for Girls in Wuchang, Hubei Province, St. Hilda’s would become known as a Christian “oasis” in Central China. Behind the school’s compound walls, St. Hilda’s created a space where new gender roles and expectations for Christian women could be nurtured through the fusion of the social gospel with the dramatic historical events of the period. St. Hilda’s illuminates the liberating qualities of a faith-based education, the impact of a complex and communal adaptation of Christianity, and the power of interpersonal encounter for both teachers and students.
