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Book SynopsisEthnic Minorities in Socialist China: Development, Migration, Culture, and Identity, edited by Dr. Han Xiaorong and translated into English by Zeng Qiang, presents nine articles written by Chinese scholars about the transformation of China’s ethnic minority groups in the socialist era. Focusing on seven of the 55 ethnic minorities in China, the nine articles cover four major themes: development, migration, culture and identity. These case studies are based on both fieldwork and written sources, and most authors make connections between their case studies and relevant social scientific theories. Peoples and places studied include the autonomous regions of Tibet and Inner Mongolia; the Hanni, Dai, and Bai peoples of Yunnan Province; Miao farmers of Yangjiang in Guangdong; and the Yi people of the Pearl River Delta region. These studies, which originally appeared in Open Times (开放时代), broadly reflect the concerns, interests and perspectives of the Chinese scholars involved in the study of China’s ethnic minorities.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Ethnic Minorities in Socialist China: Development, Migration, Culture, and Identity Xiaorong Han 1 How Has Wheat Gotten on the Dining Tables of the Tibetans? The Modernization of Tibet and the Evolution of the Tibetan Food Culture Qiang Ge (强舸) 2 A Contemporary Expression of Progress and Development: Grassland Ecology and Social Development in Alxa, Inner Mongolia Ma Guoqing (麻国庆) and Zhang Liang (张亮) 3 The Rubber Cultivation of the Akha People as a Cultural Practice Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁) 4 Taking Root Far from Home: Land Transactions and Home-Building among the Miao Contract Farmers of Yangjiang Wen Shixian (温士贤) 5 Evolving Traditions: Reconstruction by the Yi People of Their Lineage System in the Pearl River Delta Region Liu Dongxu (刘东旭) 6 Demonstration and Significance of Villagism: A Case Study of the Hani People Ma Chongwei (马翀炜) 7 Inventing a Tradition: A Study on the Water Splashing Festival and Related Discourses on the New Year of the Dai People Chu Jianfang (褚建芳) 8 Inventing a Shared Destiny: A Case Study of the Consultative Forum on the Ethnonym of the Bai People Liang Yongjia (梁永佳) 9 Searching for a Home: A Tibetan Girl’s Media Journey Zheng Xin (郑欣) and Tsering Choezom (次仁群宗) Index
