China's Minority Cultures: Identities and Integration Since 1912

Two separate studies actually, one before and one after the 1949 transition from the Republic to the People's Republic. Focusing especially on Tibetans, Islamic communities, and Koreans, explores the religion, education, family and gender, and literature and theater of the 55 recognized minorities in China. Explains how ethnic identity has increased among nearly all since the 1980s and has come into conflict with the state's efforts to integrate all Chinese into the dominant Han culture and political and economic unity. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.