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The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade

The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade

Rautio, Suvi

Hardcover

Business GeneralGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9819738385
ISBN13: 9789819738380
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Aug 27 2024
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

In China, heritage projects are sprouting across the countryside carrying the promise of Xi Jinping's Chinese dream as a call for the great revival and rejuvenation of the nation. This book unravels the workings behind these promises through the story of remaking Meili, a Dong ethnic minority village nestled along the margins of China, into a Traditional Village heritage site. In a past riven by deep political and societal disruptions, Meili becomes a medium for contesting, mediating and continuously inventing representations of tradition that aligns with the Chinese Communist Party's mission towards continuity and stability. The outcome is an original depiction of the compromises that shape heritage-making in a rural ethnic corner of China. Filled with rich, fine-grained narrative and analysis, Suvi Rautio offers a unique lens to the politics of inventing tradition and its far-reaching consequences in steering China's national identity under Xi Jinping rule.

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