China and Its National Minorities

Thomas Heberer, Ph.D. (born 13 November 1947 in Offenbach/Main) is a Senior professor of Chinese Politics & Society at the University Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

• 1. Introduction to the Problem 2. The Cultural Revolution and the Ethnic Minorities 3. Nationality and Ethnic Identification: Recognition as a Minority 4. Autonomy and the Right to Self-Administration on Trial 5. Development of a Multinational Province: The Yunnan Case 6. Population Policies: Ethnic Minorities and Migration into Minority Areas 7. Religion, Religious Policy, and Ethnic Minorities 8. The Tibet Question 9. Prospects