This book provides a comprehensive overview of China's 55 officially recognized ethnic minority groups. It covers their history, culture, social structure, minority rights issues, and the challenges they face in the context of China's modernization. It also discusses linguistic diversity, traditions, and how these groups interact with the Han majority and central government policies.
In this book, the author deals with the communal problem as it has existed in the Federation of Malaya since the Second World War, when the non-Malay population ceased to be transient and became a part of the settled community. Dr Ratnam has selected for discussion those topics and issues which form the basis of communal disagreement-the creation of Malayan citizenship, the introduction of ele…
Ethnic Politics in Southeast Asia and Quest for Identity, is a case study of five important minority ethnic groups in the region, i.e. Timorese, Patani, Rohingyas, Moro and Hoas and it is an attempt towards objective understanding of ethnic disputes. Thus this study has analysed ethnic policies of Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines and their interaction with minority comm…
Groups around the world are increasingly successful in maintaining or winning autonomy. However, what happens to individuals within the groups who find that their group discriminates against them? This volume brings together sixteen distinguished scholars who examine the balance between group autonomy and individual rights in relation to conflicts involving gender, religion, culture, and indige…