Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers

Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804057 Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minorities--who comprise approximately eight percent of China's population--differed from that of previous regimes and that it would help preser...

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Other Authors: Rossabi, Morris (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2004
Series:Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
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