本书为民族学论文集，为全英文版，包括三部分：Nation-Building and Ethnicity；Tibet, Past and Present ；Social Changes in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia。本书的出版，对民族学研究有重要价值，适合民族学研究者学习参考。

Part I Nation-Building and Ethnicity

1. Nation-Building and Ethnicity

2. Nation-Building of China's Pluralist Unity and the Future Perspectives

3. Ethnic Relations in Contemporary China --Cultural Tradition and Ethnic Policies since 1949

4. A New Perspective in Guiding Ethnic Relations in the 21st Century: 'De-politicization' of Ethnicity in China

5. Education of Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary China

6. Bilingual Education for China's Ethnic Minorities

Part II Tibet, Past and Present

7. Economic Patterns of the Tibet Autonomous Region: The Past and Present

8. Marriages and Spouse Selection in Tibet

9. Population Structure and Changes in the Tibet Autonomous Region--An Analysis of the Recent Census Data

10. Han and Tibetan Residential Patterns in Lhasa

11. Temporary Migrants in Lhasa in 2005

Part III Social Changes in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia

12. Economic Development, Labor Transference, and Minority Education in the West ot China

13. Population Distribution and Relations between Ethnic Groups in the Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

14. Changes of Nomadic Patterns and Steppe Grassland Ecosystem in Inner Mongolia

15. Changes in Local Administration and Their Impact on Community Life in the Grasslands of Inner Mongolia

16. Migrant and Ethnic Integration in the Process of Socio-economic Change in Inner Mongolia: A Village Study

17. Species or Cultural Groups: A Comment on E J.Gill-White's Article

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