Sovereignty at the Edge

Klappentext How have conceptions and practices of sovereignty shaped how - Chineseness is imagined? This ethnography addresses this question through the example of Macau! a southern Chinese city that was a Portuguese colony from the 1550s until 1999. Zusammenfassung How have conceptions and practices of sovereignty shaped how ­Chineseness is imagined? This ethnography addresses this question through the example of Macau, a southern Chinese city that was a Portuguese colony from the 1550s until 1999.

Auteur

Cathryn H. Clayton is Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii.

Résumé
How have conceptions and practices of sovereignty shaped how ­Chineseness is imagined? This ethnography addresses this question through the example of Macau, a southern Chinese city that was a Portuguese colony from the 1550s until 1999.

Contenu

Maps and Figures Notes on Conventions Introduction 1. Sort-of Sovereignties 2. Outlaw Tales 3. The Nonexistent Macanese 4. Educating Locals 5. Culture in Ruins 6. The Rubbish Heap of History 7. Outlawed Tales Conclusion Notes Glossary of Cantonese Characters Works Cited Index