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“Is Peking Man Still Our Ancestor?”—Genetics, Anthropology, and the Politics of Racial Nationalism in China

Cheng, Yinghong

The Journal of Asian studies, 2017-08, Vol.76 (3), p.575-602 [Periódico revisado por pares]

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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  • Título:
    “Is Peking Man Still Our Ancestor?”—Genetics, Anthropology, and the Politics of Racial Nationalism in China
  • Autor: Cheng, Yinghong
  • Assuntos: Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Asian studies ; Chinese languages ; Cultural identity ; Evolution ; Fossils ; Genetics ; Hominids ; Homo erectus ; Human Genome Project ; Mitochondrial DNA ; Nationalism ; Patriotism ; Physical anthropology ; Politics ; Prehistoric era ; Race ; Scientific development
  • É parte de: The Journal of Asian studies, 2017-08, Vol.76 (3), p.575-602
  • Descrição: In 1993, in response to the international Human Genome Project pioneered by the United States, the Chinese government began to sponsor national projects in conjunction with the international effort. The result of this scientific endeavor confirmed international geneticists’ conclusions regarding a very recent “African origin” of all modern humans, or Homo sapiens. This scientific development confronted the longstanding nationalist belief that the “Chinese” had lived in “China” as an independent human group since Homo erectus, represented by the 700,000-year-old Peking Man. By examining the still pervasive political uses of a presumed prehistoric ancestor of the people as well as the controversy sparked by the scientific challenge that has provoked public discussions, this article identifies a potent racial discourse in contemporary Chinese nationalism and connects it to a broader international context.
  • Editor: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
  • Idioma: Inglês
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