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Record Nr.

UNISA996216184003316

Titolo

Ethnic minorities and regional development in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : reality and challenges / / edited by Huhua Cao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-40182-3

9786612401824

90-485-0818-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

ICAS publications series. Edited volumes ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

CaoHuhua

Disciplina

301

305.80095

330

Soggetti

Economic development - Asia

Minorities - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Photos; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Maximising Opportunities for the Tibetans of Qinghai Province, China; 3. Southeast Asia 'Ethnic Minorities' in an Account by the Florentine Merchant Francesco Carletti: A 17th Century Manuscript; 4. Fuzzy Sets in Regional Development Analysis: A case study of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,Western China; 5. Patterns of the Use and the Choice of Health Care Facilities among the Han and Minority Populations in China

6. Accessibility of Health Care for Pastoralists in the Tibetan Plateau Region: A Case Study from Southern Qinghai Province, China7. Dealing with Urban Ethnic Differences: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Canadian Strategies; 8. Urbanisation Processes among Ethnic Groups in Western China; 9. Conflict and Displacement: A Leading Social Problem in Sri Lanka A Study of Two Communities in Anuradhapura District; 10. Sardar Sarovar Dam: A Case Study of Oustees in Gujarat, India

11. Local Government and Multicultural Coexistence Practices in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Integrating a Growing Foreigner Minority Population12. Challenges of ecotourism in northern Laos: The case of



Luang Nam Tha province; 13. Ethnic Tourism Development: Preliminary Data for the Dong Village of Zhaoxing, China; 14. Between Performance and Intimacy: Back Spaces and Private Moments in the Tourist Village of Luoshui, China; Biography of Contributors; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Supports the interdisciplinary discussion that aims to bring together studies in the development of minorities in contemporary Asia.