Ghosh Stanley (1 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. A highly readable study of the history of China's main minority ethnic groups and the evolution of their treatment by the Han majority. The author details the status of the four peoples considered - Tibetans, Uigurs, Mongolians and the Hui - in China, beginning with their initial, historical encounter with China and concluding with the harsh policies of the Beijing regime, focused as it was (and remains) on assimilation and the deletion of as much of the minorities' individual culture as possible. Corners lightly bumped, but otherwise a fine copy. 236 pp., 12 b&w ill.'s, endpaper maps, detailed bibliography and index. Size: 21 x 15 cm. …