Separation and Reunion in Modern China

by Charles Stafford

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In this distinctive 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 festivals of reunion, rituals for the sending-off of gods, silent leave-takings, poetic words of parting, and bitter political rhetoric. Stafford examines how these idioms and practices help people situate themselves in historical communities, and how they are deployed in official Chinese rhetoric concerning Taiwan. The discussion of these everyday rituals offers rich insights into Chinese and Taiwanese society and culture.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0397518412

ISBN13:9780521780179

Release Date:January 1998

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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