{"product_id":"critical-han-studies-volume-4-paperback","title":"Critical Han Studies: Volume 4 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Mullaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Patrick Leibold\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStéphane Gros\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstituting over ninety percent of China's population, Han is not only the largest ethnonational group in that country but also one of the largest categories of human identity in world history. In this pathbreaking volume, a multidisciplinary group of scholars examine this ambiguous identity, one that shares features with, but cannot be subsumed under, existing notions of ethnicity, culture, race, nationality, and civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing the problem of the 'Han' ethnos from a variety of relevant perspectives--historical, geographical, racial, political, literary, anthropological, and linguistic--\u003ci\u003eCritical Han Studies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a responsible, informative deconstruction of this monumental yet murky category. It is certain to have an enormous impact on the entire field of China studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This deeply historical, multidisciplinary volume consistently and fruitfully employs insights from critical race and whiteness studies in a new arena. In doing so it illuminates brightly how and when ideas about race and ethnicity change in the service of shifting configurations of power.\" David Roediger, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Race Survived U.S. History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great book. By examining the social construction of hierarchy in China, Critical Han Studies sheds light on broad issues of cultural dominance and in-group favoritism.\" Richard Delgado, author of \u003ci\u003eCritical Race Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful, probing account of the idea of the 'Han Chinese'--that deceptive category which, like 'American, ' is so often presented as a natural default, even though it really is of recent vintage. . . . A feast for both Sinologists and comparativists everywhere.\" Magnus Fiskesjö, Cornell University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas S. Mullaney\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Stanford University. \u003cb\u003eJames Leibold\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer and Asian studies program convenor at La Trobe University. \u003cb\u003eStéphane Gros\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. \u003cb\u003eEric Vanden Bussche\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 418\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424925769830,"sku":"9780520289758","price":109.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/S2E0VzVsdVZTRFFzV2xhWS9xWGYzZz09.webp?v=1775616633","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/critical-han-studies-volume-4-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}