Active ressitance will always be a short lived one. The passive ressitance will lead to develop new tradition and rituals. Aihwa [W]Ong ahs done a great study on the passive ressitance among the Malaysian working women. In the Forgotten Kigdoms (forgot the author.. aaja bhanda 7 barsa aagdi pahdeko...), there's a brief information on the Naxi (a Chinese minority group from Yunnan) passive resisttance to Han and Qing culture (although not in a very anthropological manner).