Introduction [Ethnic Minorities in Modern China: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies]
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Mackerras, Colin
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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The four volumes of this title contain a total of 77 articles by a range of authors, all dealing with ethnic minorities in contemporary China. The introduction justifies the importance of the topic and discusses the ideas in the articles. In particular, the volumes try to bring out different approaches taken by scholars in China's ethnic minorities, and the introduction analyzes the approaches and theories, pointing out differences among authors and explicating the different ways scholars have looked at this important topic.The four volumes of this title contain a total of 77 articles by a range of authors, all dealing with ethnic minorities in contemporary China. The introduction justifies the importance of the topic and discusses the ideas in the articles. In particular, the volumes try to bring out different approaches taken by scholars in China's ethnic minorities, and the introduction analyzes the approaches and theories, pointing out differences among authors and explicating the different ways scholars have looked at this important topic.
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Book Title
Ethnic Minorities in Modern China: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies
Volume
1
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Subject
Studies of Asian Society