Being Local Outsiders: a Study of Chinese Ethos in East Siberia
Abstract This article is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in East Siberia among local Chinese and Evenki people. Local Chinese people have a double perspective (that of locals, but at the same time that of foreigners), which helps them to establish both business and friendship relationsh...
Published in: | Inner Asia |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Brill
2010
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/000000010794983513 https://brill.com/view/journals/inas/12/2/article-p347_8.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/inas/12/2/article-p347_8.xml |
Summary: | Abstract This article is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in East Siberia among local Chinese and Evenki people. Local Chinese people have a double perspective (that of locals, but at the same time that of foreigners), which helps them to establish both business and friendship relationships with Evenki, switching between flexible and long-term frames. a cybernetic approach derived from the work of Bateson enables us to analyse these relationships as manifestations of a self-regulating system of communication, and also allows us to re-examine Marshall Sahlins' concept of reciprocity. |
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