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BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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Recap: Qinghai's halal food industry, and The Qinghai International Halal Food and Minority Prod
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll probably note that there are several oft-recurring themes that it hits on time and...
David R. Stroup
May 31, 20166 min read
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"One small market can represent the whole of global society": the politics of marketplaces
Invocations of "the market" in political science tend towards the macro-level. We are all too often want to zoom out to a bird's eye...
David R. Stroup
Mar 24, 20164 min read
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In Praise of La Mian (拉面, hand-stretched noodles)
Regular readers of this blog will note that "the sociology of food and culture" is one of my favorite, and most repeatedly discussed...
David R. Stroup
Jan 21, 20167 min read
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Introducing a new wrinkle regarding ethnicity and BBQ: 猪肉串 (Pork Kebabs)
Here at the China at the Crossroads blog, I'm all about giving my readers the hard-hitting analysis that I know they crave. It's for this...
David R. Stroup
Nov 23, 20154 min read
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The Curious Case of YangRou Chuan'r and Hui ethnic identity
On warm evenings throughout China, stroll through almost any urban neighborhood, and you'll catch the smell of charcoal fires and roasted...
David R. Stroup
Sep 13, 20156 min read
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What is 清真, anyway?: On eating a "pure and true" diet
Recently, I talked about the subtle, yet profound, differences that distinguish Hui and Han ethnicities. I also talked a lot about how...
David R. Stroup
Aug 23, 20157 min read
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Jinan's Muslim Quarter (回民区HuiMinQu) in photos
I'm leaving Jinan today, so I'll be on the road again. Instead of a full post, I thought I'd share some photos of Jinan's Muslim Quarter,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 4, 20151 min read
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In Praise of You Xuan'r (油旋儿).
The list of my favorite Jinanese/Shandong food is simply too long to profile each one: Hot and Sour Cabbage, Spicy Shredded Potatoes,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 4, 20152 min read
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Mosques and Markets in Shanghai's Islamic Community
As I've noted before, Shanghai is an international city, and so it's home to all kinds of communities. Shanghai's Muslim community,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 4, 20153 min read
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"Ah, General Gao, you were a bloodthirsty foe, but your chicken is delectable!"
So, my summer class in Nanjing wrapped up today. I'll be busy over the next couple of days with grading, and finishing up things here in...
David R. Stroup
Jul 26, 20152 min read
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In praise of Xiao Long Bao (小笼包)
It's something of a truism in travel blogging that most readers are only really in it for the posts about food. And why not? I'll admit...
David R. Stroup
Jul 15, 20154 min read
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