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ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press] Hardcover Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2004. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 304 pp. - Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minoritiesâwho comprise approximatelyeight percent of China's populationâdiffered from that of previous regimes and that it would help preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the fifty-five official "minority nationalities." However, minority culture suffered widespread destruction in the early decades of the People's Republic of China, and minority areas still lag far behind Han (majority) areas economically. Since the mid-1990s, both domestic and foreign developments have refocused government attention on the inhabitants of China's minority regions, their relationship to the Chinese state, and their foreign ties. Intense economic development of and Han settlement in China's remote minority regions threaten to displace indigenous populations, post-Soviet establishment of independent countries composed mainly of Muslim and Turkic-speaking peoples presents questions for related groups in China, freedom of Mongolia from Soviet control raises the specter of a pan-Mongolian movement encompassing Chinese Mongols, and international groups press for a more autonomous or even independent Tibet. In Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers, leading ...
ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press] Hardcover Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2004. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 304 pp. - Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minoritiesâwho comprise approximatelyeight percent of China's populationâdiffered from that of previous regimes and that it would help preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the fifty-five official "minority nationalities." However, minority culture suffered widespread destruction in the early decades of the People's Republic of China, and minority areas still lag far behind Han (majority) areas economically. Since the mid-1990s, both domestic and foreign developments have refocused government attention on the inhabitants of China's minority regions, their relationship to the Chinese state, and their foreign ties. Intense economic development of and Han settlement in China's remote minority regions threaten to displace indigenous populations, post-Soviet establishment of independent countries composed mainly of Muslim and Turkic-speaking peoples presents questions for related groups in China, freedom of Mongolia from Soviet control raises the specter of a pan-Mongolian movement encompassing Chinese Mongols, and international groups press for a more autonomous or even independent Tibet. In Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers, leading ...
University of Washington Press, Date: 2004. First edition. Illustrated. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 296 p. Contains: Illustrations. Studies on Ethnic Groups in China (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. 2004. University of Washington Press ISBN 0295983906 9780295983905 [US]
ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press] Hardcover Unread with no evidence of being used. [Hastings, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press] Hardcover Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. [Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press, Seattle] Hardcover Hardcover. Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minorities - who comprise approximately eight percent of China's population - differed from that of previous regimes and that it would help preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the fifty-five official "minority nationalities." However, minority culture suffered widespread destruction in the early decades of the People's Republic of China, and minority areas still lag far behind Han (majority) areas economically. Since the mid-1990s, both domestic and foreign developments have refocused government attention on the inhabitants of China's minority regions, their relationship to the Chinese state, and their foreign ties.Intense economic development of and Han settlement in China's remote minority regions threaten to displace indigenous populations, post-Soviet establishment of independent countries composed mainly of Muslim and Turkic-speaking peoples presents questions for related groups in China, freedom of Mongolia from Soviet control raises the specter of a pan-Mongolian movement encompassing Chinese Mongols, and international groups press for a more autonomous or even independent Tibet.In Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers, leading scholars examine the Chinese government's administration of its ...
ISBN10: 0295983906, ISBN13: 9780295983905, [publisher: University of Washington Press] Hardcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
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