China's Minority Nationalities

This book takes the reader through a systematic introduction to the population, distribution, orgins, geography, languages, religious practices, cultural traditions, habits and customs of China's ethnic monorities and includes a valuable collection of facts and figures. It both illustrates the historical development of minorities and the evolution of their social patterns, and detals how state policies have affected the different nationalities of China, giving a fresh insight into the changed look of ethnic minority areas todal, less than forty years after the founding of the People's Republic. A highly informative book, it is of immense value to anyone with an interest in ethnology or history.