The Chinese Mosaic: The Peoples and Provinces of China

ISBN-13: 9780367290832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 272 str.

Leo J. Moser

Opis

This book presents an overview of the Han Chinese people, traces their historical and geographical backgrounds, and describes in detail the unique characteristics of each of the principal Han groups.

Spis treści

Preface -- China as Mosaic -- Origins of the Han Chinese -- The Sons of Han -- Beijing and the Northern Mandarin Peoples -- The Northwestern Mandarin Peoples, Including the Hui -- Sichuan Province and the Southwestern Mandarin Peoples -- The Eastern Mandarin Peoples -- The Wannan, or Huizhou, People of Anhui Province -- The Gan People of Jiangxi Province -- Hunan Province and the Xiang People -- Shanghai and the Wu Peoples -- Fuzhou and the Minbei Peoples -- The Seagoing Minnan Peoples -- The Cantonese and the Other Yue Peoples -- The Controversial Hakka: “Guests” from the North -- Larger Patterns: Unity and Diversity

O autorze

Leo J. Moser is a Foreign Service officer and currently the director of the Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.