From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China

ISBN-13: 9781108794411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 250 str.

Yan Sun

Opis

Many scholars perceive ethnic politics in China as an untouchable topic due to lack of data and contentious, even prohibitive, politics. This book reveals rare knowledge and findings, offering a historical-political perspective on China's contemporary ethnic conflict to reveal its roots in its incomplete transition from empire to nation state.

Recenzje

'… highly innovative and excellently researched.' Colin Mackerras, Pacific Affairs

Spis treści

Introduction: What is Destabilizing about China's Ethnic Regions?; 1. Changing Approaches to Identity: From Maintenance to Transformation; 2. Changing Approaches to Ethnic Governance: From Loose Rein to Ethno-territorial Units; 3. Changing Approaches to Policy Instruments: From Elite Cooptation to Egalitarian Strategies; 4. The Rise of Identity Politics in Post-Mao China; 5. Ethnic Autonomy and Its Discontents; 6. Religious Revival and Its Discontents; 7. Economic Modernization and Its Discontents; 8. Educational Expansion and Its Discontents; Conclusion: From Empire to Nation State: Lessons and Reforms.