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The anthropology of ChinaThe anthropology of China

The anthropology of China

Stephan Feuchtwang

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Introduction -- Anthropology of China : history, regionalism and comparison -- Kinship as ideology and as corporation -- Relatedness and gender -- Love, emotion and sentiment -- The exchange of money, gifts and favours -- The localization and globalization of food -- Nature, environment and activism -- Ritual and belief -- Hospitality -- The stranger king and the outside of an imperial civilisation -- The anthropology of the modern state in China -- Conclusion

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OL32672187W

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FamiliesSocial life and customsFoodEthnologyManners and customsFamily, chinaEthnology, chinaChina, social life and customs

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