Culture Hybridism Of Han And Aborigine: Politics, Ethnicity And Culture On The Border In An Old Town

Observing on a multi-national habitation community in Dukezong,west part of Yunnan,this thesis attempts to analysis the relation between Tibetan and Han,culture and communication among Tibetan,Han and other culture in this community,to demonstrate the interaction among different ethnic groups,acculturation and social change on the "border" removed from the "center",and finally to provide an opportunity to conceal the representation and inter-mechanic of ethnic identity, social integrate and culture change,which constitute the "contact zone",under the background of multi politic,ethnicity and culture structure.There are six chapters in this thesis totally.From the very beginning,it is a brief introduction about the meaning of addressing the writing task and academic review in chapter one.And in chapter two,the natural environment,toponym evolution and origin of ethnic groups of Dukezong hints the main topic of this thesis.Focusing on the struggle of distinguished political forces on the history of construction of Dukezong,the third chapter attempts to analysis the local history from two aspects: one is the characteristic of "border";and the other is how the local people manipulate the politic forces to contribute to social management and subject consciousness of the old town residents.By discussing the space accretion of "three hongs",which concludes the "ethnic group","community" and "basis social organization"(Tibetan community,Han community and the extraneous merchants),the forth chapter analysis the social structure and operation model and conceals the way how ethnicity displayed in the local culture affairs and folk-custom.The fifth chapter attempts to analysis the complicity and transmission of culture from structure,education,belief to change of ritual tradition,and demonstrate the old as a "middle zone" on the "border" of culture. The last chapter is a summary and conclusion of the whole thesis,which promote a further understanding and rethinking the theoretical problems.