{"product_id":"ethnic-policy-in-china-is-reform-inevitable-paperback","title":"Ethnic Policy in China: Is Reform Inevitable? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Leibold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Following significant interethnic violence beginning in 2008, Chinese intellectuals and policymakers are now engaged in unprecedented debate over the future direction of their country's ethnic policies. This study attempts to gauge current Chinese opinion on this once-secretive and still highly sensitive area of national policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Domestic Chinese opinion on ethnic policies over the last five years is reviewed and implications for future policies under the new leadership of CPC Secretary General Xi Jinping are explored. Careful review of a wide spectrum of contemporary Chinese commentary identifies an emerging consensus for ethnic-policy reform. Leading public intellectuals, as well as some party officials, now openly call for new measures strengthening national integration at the expense of minority rights and autonomy. These reformers argue that divisive ethnic policies adopted from the former USSR must be replaced by those supporting an ethnic \"melting pot\" concept. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite this important shift in opinion, such radical policy changes as ending regional ethnic autonomy or minority preferences are unlikely over the short-to-medium term. Small-yet-significant adjustments in rhetoric and policy emphasis are, however, expected as the party-state attempts to strengthen interethnic cohesiveness as a part of its larger agenda of stability maintenance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e James Leibold is a senior lecturer in Politics and Asian Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eReconfiguring Chinese Nationalism\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eCritical Han Studies\u003c\/em\u003e (2012) and \u003cem\u003eMinority Education in China\u003c\/em\u003e (forthcoming). His research on ethnicity, nationalism, and race in modern China has appeared in \u003cstrong\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eModern China\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521460945117,"sku":"9780866382335","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/fhfUomm-hd9780866382335.webp?v=1772259918","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/ethnic-policy-in-china-is-reform-inevitable-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}