STUDIES ON ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA
is supported in part by a grant
from the Henry Luce Foundation to the
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
of the University of Washington.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cultural encounters on China’s ethnic frontiers / edited by Stevan Harrell.
p. cm.—(Studies on ethnic groups in China)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN: 978-0-295-97528-3
1. Ethnicity—China—Social life and customs. I. Harrell, Stevan. II. Series.

GN635.C5C85                         1994            94–15697

305.8’00951—dc20                               CIP

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