Ethnicity in China: A Critical Introduction

Professor ZANG Xiaowei
Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Chair Professor of Social Sciences
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5361-7
February 2015, Published by Polity Press

The China government officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority, this book explores these ethnic minorities and shows the intersection between ethnicity, social and political issues in the topic of ethnic inequality, the preservation and contribution of the rich traditions and customs of minority cultures, and the autonomy of regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang.

Professor ZANG investigated the important role of the state and Beijing’s assimilation stance to show how its nationality policy, driven by Confucian assimilation ideology, has dictated China’s own minority rights regime and influenced its foreign policy towards international minority rights.