{"product_id":"lessons-in-being-chinese-minority-education-and-ethnic-identity-in-southwest-china-9780295977881","title":"Lessons in Being Chinese: Minority Education and Ethnic Identity in Southwest China","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen-access edition: DOI 10.6069\/9780295804125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo very different ethnic minority communities--the Naxi of the Lijiang area in northern Yunnan and the Tai (Dai) of Sipsong Panna (Xishuangbanna), along Yunnan's border with Burma and Laos--are featured in this comparative study of the implementation and reception of state minority education policy in the People's Republic of China. Based on field research and historical sources, \u003ci\u003eLessons in Being Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e argues that state policy, which is intended to be applied uniformly across all minority regions, in fact is much more successful in some than in others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lijiang, elite members of the Naxi ethnic group (minzu) have a centuries-old connection with Chinese state educational systems as avenues to social mobility, and have continued this tradition under Communist rule. They participate enthusiastically in the present system, using education to gain official and professional positions. In contrast to the Lijiang area, Sipsong Panna functioned in many ways as a separate kingdom until 1950, with its own script and a separate educational system centered in Theravada Buddhist monasteries. Today, many Tai in that area still prefer monastic education for their sons, and most parents are indifferent to state education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study finds that standardized, homogenizing state education is in itself incapable of instilling in students an identification with the Chinese state, ironically often increasing ethnic identity. \u003ci\u003eLessons in Being Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e enhances our understanding of how state policy toward minorities works in many areas of life, and its conclusions can be extended well beyond the sphere of education. It will be of interest to both anthropologists and educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mette Halskov Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.06w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295977881","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39949064831091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_48f58a2e-fcd4-4b21-8fb0-8c484556d036.jpg?v=1648475842","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lessons-in-being-chinese-minority-education-and-ethnic-identity-in-southwest-china-9780295977881","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}