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The Lahu minority in Southwest China : a response to ethnic marginalization on the frontier /

Title
The Lahu minority in Southwest China : a response to ethnic marginalization on the frontier / Jianxiong Ma.
Author
Ma, Jianxiong.
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Description
xv, 252 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book, based on extensive original research including long-term anthropological research among the Lahu, provides an overview of the traditional way of life of the Lahu, their social system, culture and beliefs, and discusses the ways in which these are changing. It shows how the Lahu are especially vulnerable because of their lack of political representatives and a state educated elite which can engage with, and be part of, the government administrative system. The Lahu are one of many relatively small ethnic minorities in China--overall the book provides an example of how the Chinese government approaches these relatively small ethnic minorities."--Publisher's description.
Series Statement
Routledge contemporary China series ; 85
Uniform Title
Routledge contemporary China series ; 85.
Subject
  • Ethnology > China, Southwest
  • Lahu (Asian people) > China, Southwest
  • Minorities > Government policy > China, Southwest
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-243) and index.
Contents
The escape of E Sha Buddha : ethnicity and political movements in the Black River Valley -- Death threat and self-negation : tension and pressure in the spiritual world -- Marriage and land property : bilateral non-lineal kinship and communal authority -- "To become wives of the Han" : conflicts, marriage squeeze and resettlement of women -- Poverty reduction and education -- Suicide as a cultural response and an indicator of the change of social relationships.
ISBN
  • 9780415505581 (hardback)
  • 0415505585 (hardback)
  • 9780203115640 (ebook)
  • 0203115643 (ebook)
LCCN
2012006445
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library