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Book SynopsisHow 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.
Trade ReviewAnthropologist Clayton examines how identity manifested itself in Macau in the years leading up to its reversion to China in 1999, as the Portuguese administration attempted to foster a unique Sino-Western character...Clayton's account is highly anecdotal and personal--the first-person pronoun is used liberally--as well as thoughtful and nuanced. -- R. E. Entenmann * Choice *
Table of ContentsMaps 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
