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Coming to terms with the nation : ethnic classification in modern China
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In this article, a history of the future of post-imperial China is discussed, and the consent of the Categorized 5 is discussed in the context of ethnic identity crisis in post-Imperial China.Abstract:
List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Identity Crisis in Postimperial China 2. Ethnicity as Language 3. Plausible Communities 4. The Consent of the Categorized 5. Counting to Fifty-Six Conclusion: A History of the Future Appendix A: Ethnotaxonomy of Yunnan, 1951, According to the Yunnan Nationalities Affairs Commission Appendix B: Ethnotaxonomy of Yunnan, 1953, According to the Yunnan Nationalities Affairs Commission Appendix C: Minzu Entries, 1953--1954 Census, by Population Appendix D: Classification Squads, Phases One and Two Appendix E: Population Sizes of Groups Researched during Phase One and Phase Two Notes Character Glossary Bibliography Indexread more
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Ethnic Classification Writ Large The 1954 Yunnan Province Ethnic Classification Project and its Foundations in Republican-Era Taxonomic Thought
TL;DR: The PRC-era Ethnic Classification Project, or minzu shibie, was an inventive process of social engineering, not simply an attempt at neutrally reflecting primordial qualities of the non-Han social sphere.