The Interactions of Ethnic Minorities in Beijing

Working paper

Abstract:: Drawing on six years of fieldwork in Beijing, this article looks at the daily interactions of ethnic minorities in local neighbourhoods and places of economic activities. Moreover, it examines ethnic minorities’ negotiations with public institutions, the Han majority and other ethnic minority groups. The article suggests that celebratory ethno-festivals and ethnic-oriented restaurants that showcase minority traditions serve as a mechanism to encourage Han interactions with ethnic minority gro...
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Publication website:: https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/files/Publications/working_papers/WP_2014/WP14111_Hasmath.pdf

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Contemporary Chinese Studies

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Publisher:: Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS) Publisher's website
Series:: University of Oxford Centre on Migration, Policy and Society Working Paper
Acceptance date:: 2014-01-01

Language:: English
Keywords:: interactions

China

commodification

representation

Beijing

ethnic minorities
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Deposit date:: 2015-06-30

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