MODERN EAST ASIA: An Introductory History. By John H. Miller
In: Pacific affairs, Band 81, Heft 4, S. 605-606
ISSN: 0030-851X
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 81, Heft 4, S. 605-606
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: The China journal: Zhongguo-yanjiu, Band 58, S. 258-259
ISSN: 1835-8535
In: The China journal: Zhongguo-yanjiu, Band 56, S. 165-167
ISSN: 1835-8535
In: The China quarterly, Band 177, S. 238-239
ISSN: 1468-2648
This book is a detailed examination of reform in the writing of minority languages under the PRC, including the adaptation of languages to scripts never before used to write them. Considering how closely language is related to culture and society, this entails a good deal of treatment of issues such as PRC politics, external influences, such as from the Soviet Union and the West, the impact of modernization and factors like education and religion. Of course, there is quite a bit about China's spoken minority languages as well.The book is generally well written, though there are places where the language becomes dense and difficult to follow. The source material for the book is four summers of fieldwork in China's minority areas (1997–2000) and a vast amount of printed material. The list of references takes up no less than 40 pages (pp. 407–446). All items are in Chinese or English. The author makes judicious use of this array of material to mould his own viewpoints on specific issues.My only real problem with this book as a work of scholarship is the lack of clarity in the aims and central argument. The introduction gives extensive historical background on China's ethnic relations and policies, including in the PRC. It also forecasts the topics of the individual chapters, concluding with the author's hope that China's experiences in multilingualism will "facilitate the maintenance and development of minority languages in the world community" (p. 35). The conclusion summarizes answers to some of the crucial questions the book tackles, and again returns to the hope that the Chinese experience will be of use to the world as a whole.
In: Pacific affairs, Band 77, Heft 3, S. 554-555
ISSN: 0030-851X
Mackerras reviews CHINA'S MINORITIES ON THE MOVE: Selected Case Studies edited by Robyn Iredale, Naran Bilik, and Fei Guo.
In: The China quarterly: an international journal for the study of China, Heft 177, S. 238
ISSN: 0305-7410, 0009-4439
In: Australian journal of international affairs: journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Band 58, Heft 3, S. 393-394
ISSN: 1035-7718
In: China review international: a journal of reviews of scholarly literature in Chinese studies, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 447-449
ISSN: 1527-9367
In: Australian journal of international affairs: journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 401-404
ISSN: 1035-7718
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 38, Heft 3, S. 571-572
ISSN: 1036-1146
In: The China journal: Zhongguo-yanjiu, Band 48, S. 238-239
ISSN: 1835-8535
In: Central Asian survey, Band 20, Heft 3, S. 289-303
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: The China quarterly, Band 165
ISSN: 1468-2648
In: Central Asian survey, Band 20, Heft 3, S. 289-304
ISSN: 0263-4937
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In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 47, Heft 3, S. 450
ISSN: 0004-9522