Lesser dragons : minority peoples of China

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Lesser dragons : minority peoples of China

Michael Dillon

Reaktion Books, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241) and index

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Lesser Dragons is a timely introduction to the fascinating and complex world of China's `national minorities'. Based on detailed research, including the author's first-hand fieldwork in several minority areas, it introduces the major non-Han peoples of China, including the Mongols, the Tibetans, the Uyghurs of Xinjiang and the Manchus, and traces the evolution of their relationship with the Han Chinese majority. Each chapter discusses one of the most important minority groups, while an additional chapter is devoted to the parallel but different world of inter-ethnic relations in Taiwan. Lesser Dragons will interest anyone who wishes to understand the reality behind the region's conflicts that are increasingly being reported in the Western media, including the tense security situation in Xinjiang, China's attitude to Tibet and the Dalai Lama, and the resistance of Mongolian herders to the loss of their grasslands. It examines cliches, such as those found in the Chinese press that portray the ethnic minorities as colourful but marginal people, and shows how their religions, cultures and above all their languages mark them out as distinct from the Chinese majority yet endangered by forces of integration.

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