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Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China - Incense Is Kept Burning - Ziying You

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China - Incense Is Kept Burning - Ziying You

In this important ethnography Ziying You explores the role of the \folk literati\ in negotiating, defining, and maintaining local cultural heritage. Expanding on the idea of the elite literati--a widely studied pre-modern Chinese social group, influential in cultural production--the folk literati are defined as those who are skilled in classical Chinese, knowledgeable about local traditions, and capable of representing them in writing. The folk literati work to maintain cultural continuity, a concept..

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Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China - Incense Is Kept Burning - Ziying You

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China - Incense Is Kept Burning - Ziying You

In this important ethnography Ziying You explores the role of the \folk literati\ in negotiating, defining, and maintaining local cultural heritage. Expanding on the idea of the elite literati--a widely studied pre-modern Chinese social group, influential in cultural production--the folk literati are defined as those who are skilled in classical Chinese, knowledgeable about local traditions, and capable of representing them in writing. The folk literati work to maintain cultural continuity, a concept..

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Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania - Katherine A. Wiley

Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania - Katherine A. Wiley

Although slavery was legally abolished in 1981 in Mauritania, its legacy lives on in the political, economic, and social discrimination against ex-slaves and their descendants. Katherine Ann Wiley examines the shifting roles of Muslim ¿ara¿in (ex-slaves and their descendants) women, who provide financial support for their families. Wiley uses economic activity as a lens to examine what makes suitable work for women, their trade practices, and how they understand and assert their social positions,..

DKK 976.95
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Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania - Katherine A. Wiley

Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania - Katherine A. Wiley

Although slavery was legally abolished in 1981 in Mauritania, its legacy lives on in the political, economic, and social discrimination against ex-slaves and their descendants. Katherine Ann Wiley examines the shifting roles of Muslim ¿ara¿in (ex-slaves and their descendants) women, who provide financial support for their families. Wiley uses economic activity as a lens to examine what makes suitable work for women, their trade practices, and how they understand and assert their social positions,..

DKK 318.95
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Funeral Culture - AIDS, Work, and Cultural Change in an African Kingdom - Casey Golomski

Funeral Culture - AIDS, Work, and Cultural Change in an African Kingdom - Casey Golomski

Contemporary forms of living and dying in Swaziland cannot be understood apart from the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to anthropologist Casey Golomski. In Africa's last absolute monarchy, the story of 15 years of global collaboration in treatment and intervention is also one of ordinary people facing the work of caring for the sick and dying and burying the dead. Golomski's ethnography shows how AIDS posed challenging questions about the value of life, culture, and materiality to drive new..

DKK 300.95
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The Jewish Economic Elite - Making Modern Europe - Cornelia Aust

The Jewish Economic Elite - Making Modern Europe - Cornelia Aust

In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of economic activity of a new Jewish mercantile..

DKK 273.95
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The Jewish Economic Elite - Making Modern Europe - Cornelia Aust

The Jewish Economic Elite - Making Modern Europe - Cornelia Aust

In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of Jewish economic activity of a new Jewish..

DKK 301.95
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