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China's Assimilationist Language Policy: The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony

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China's Assimilationist Language Policy: The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony - Beckett, Gulbahar H (Editor), and Postiglione, Gerard A (Editor)
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China has huge ethnic minorities - over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China's policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At present integrationist policies predominate, notably in the education system, where instruction in minority languages is being edged out in favour of instruction in Mandarin Chinese. This book assesses the current state of indigenous and ...

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China's Assimilationist Language Policy: The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony 2016, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781138657205

Trade paperback

China's Assimilationist Language Policy: The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony 2011, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9780415596053

Hardcover