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China at the Crossroads:
BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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David R. Stroup
Apr 28, 20166 min read
Old and New Schools: Islamic sects and ethnic identity in Xining
At first, I wasn't sure I understood the question. I continued to look blankly at the middle-aged woman running the counter at the...
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David R. Stroup
Dec 9, 20154 min read
Faith, faithlessness and intra-group boundaries in Jinan's Hui community
One of the most commonly repeated truisms about China's Hui community is that they are a group distinguished from the majority Han almost...
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David R. Stroup
Nov 15, 20155 min read
Women's mosques and female leadership in Jinan's Hui community
At first glance, the buliding isn't much to look at. Like many mosques built in the last 25 years in China, the white tile and green...
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David R. Stroup
Nov 10, 201510 min read
A visit to Jinan's urban countryside
As the cab driver slowed down, and pulled over to the side of the one-lane road, I understood immediately what was going on. We were...
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David R. Stroup
Nov 4, 20155 min read
A word about studying 'everyday ethnicity'
As regular readers of this blog (hope that I haven't scared all of you off!) may have already noted, much of what I'm writing about, and...
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David R. Stroup
Aug 26, 20157 min read
My Afternoon at the Chinese Nationalities Museum
Scholarship on nationalism tends to focus on the dramatic. Nationalists start uprisings. Nationalists push politics to the brink....
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