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1. The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

   By Colin Mackerras

   First published in 1981.The overthrow of the 'gang of four' in October 1976 had profound effects in all areas of Chinese society, and probably nowhere can this be more clearly seen than in the performing arts. Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong's widow, was strongly interested in the performing arts and...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. China, Xinjiang and Central Asia

   History, Transition and Crossborder Interaction into the 21st Century

   Edited by Colin Mackerras, Michael Clarke

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Central Asia and Xinjiang – the far north-western province of China – are of increasing international importance. The United States, having established military bases in Central Asia after September 2001, has now become a force in what was previously predominantly a Russian sphere of influence;...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
3. Ethnic Minorities in Modern China

   Edited by Colin Mackerras

   Series: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies

   China is the world’s most populous country with fifty-five state-recognized ethnic minorities: approximately 123 million people, taking up over 60 per cent of China’s territory. And, while China’s dizzying growth has made it a major world force, both economically and strategically, one of the chief...

   Published March 10th 2011 by Routledge
4. China's Ethnic Minorities and Globalisation

   By Colin Mackerras

   China's fifty-five officially recognised ethnic minorities form about 8% of the Chinese population, with over 100 million people, and occupy over 60% of China's territory. They are very diverse, and the degree of modernisation among them varies greatly. This book examines the current state of...

   Published April 11th 2006 by Routledge
5. The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

   By Colin Mackerras

   First published in 1981.The overthrow of the 'gang of four' in October 1976 had profound effects in all areas of Chinese society, and probably nowhere can this be more clearly seen than in the performing arts. Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong's widow, was strongly interested in the performing arts and...

   Published April 3rd 2005 by Routledge
6. Ethnicity in Asia

   By Colin Mackerras

   Series: Asia's Transformations

   This book is designed as a comprehensive comparative introduction to ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia since 1945. Each chapter covers a particular country looking at such core issues as:· the ethnic minorities or groups in the country of concern, how many ethnic groups, population, language and...

   Published August 20th 2003 by Routledge
7. Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China

   Edited by Colin Mackerras, Donald H. McMillen, Andrew Watson

   As China's political and economic development comes under closer scrutiny, this Dictionary will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in contemporary China. As well as proving valuable to students and academics of political science, economics, history and Asian studies, it will be of use to...

   Published December 6th 2000 by Routledge
8. Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific

   Edited by Colin Mackerras, Richard Maidment

   This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century.It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people most directly. These include:* the family*...

   Published June 3rd 1998 by Routledge