Invisible China: a journey through ethnic borderlands
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Main Author: Legerton, Colin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL Chicago Review Press ©2009
Edition:1st ed
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
I. The northeast -- Hunters of the hinterlands: the Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, and Hezhen -- Immigrants and emigrants: the Koreans -- The windswept kingdom: the Mongolians -- II. The southwest -- Fishermen of the south sea: the Kinh -- Valley of the headhunters: the Wa -- Selling ethnicity: the Naxi -- The country of daughters: the Mosuo -- III. The northwest -- Left behind: the Dongxiang -- Prayers on the plateau: the Tibetans -- The sweltering oasis: the Uyghurs -- Yaks and yurts: the Tajiks -- IV. The east -- Chinese Jews? -- Final thoughts: a day at the Chinese ethnic culture park
Explores the minority people who dwell in the farthest reaches of China. This title reveals truths about China's hidden minorities and their complex position in Chinese society through discussions, including a debate with Ewenki village cadres on human rights and talks with ageing hajjis about the Chinese government's razing of their mosque
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 244 pages, [24] pages of plates)
ISBN:9781569762615
1569762619
1556528140
9781556528149

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