Cultural Encounters on China's Ethnic Frontiers (Studies on Ethnic Groups in China)
By Stevan Harrell.
Description
China's exploitation by Western imperialism is well known, but the imperialist treatment within China of ethnic minorities has been little explored. Around the geographic periphery of China, as well as some of the less accessible parts of the interior, and even in its cities, live a variety of peoples of different origins, languages, ecological adaptations, and cultures. These people have interacted for centuries with the Han Chinese majority, with other minority ethnic groups (minzu), and with non-Chinese, but identification of distinct groups and analysis of their history and relatio...
ISBN(s)
0295975288, 9780295975283
