Lesser dragons : minority peoples of China /

Lesser Dragons is a timely introduction to the fascinating, complex and vital world of China's national minorities. Drawing on firsthand fieldwork in several minority areas, Michael Dillon introduces us to the major non-Han peoples of China, including the Mongols, the Tibetans, the Uyghur of Xi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dillon, Michael, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Reaktion Books, 2018.
Subjects:	Minorities > China > Social conditions. Minorities > Government policy > China. Ethnology > China. China > Ethnic relations.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction: Dragons, majorities and minorities
1 Evolution of ethnic classification and policies
2 Multicultural Beijing past and present: Lama Temple and Chinese Ethnic Culture Park
3 Hakkas: A Han minority
4 Hui muslims and neighbours in Northwest China
5 Xinjiang and the Uyghurs
6 Mongols of Inner Mongolia
7 Tibet and the Tibetans
8 Minorities of the Southwest: Yunnan Province
9 Manchus: The Renaissance of an ethnic group
10 Minor minorities and disputed identities
11 Taiwan: Another China, another model
12 Ethnic-minority policies: Unity and conflict
Conclusion: Ethnic minorities in the age of Xi Jinping.