This much-needed work on ethnicity in Asia offers a major sociological analysis of Hui Muslims in contemporary China. Using both qualitative and quantitative data derived from fieldwork in Lanzhou between March 2001 and July 2004, it looks at the ...

This book studies the rulers of China - its top political leaders. It seeks to understand who they are, what the major criteria in elite recruitment are, how job assignment in high politics is determined, and how the Chinese leadership is stratifi...

This book studies the relationship between Islam, family processes, and gender inequality among Uyghur Muslims in Ürümchi, China. Empirically, it shows in quantitative terms the extent of gender inequalities among Uyghur Muslims in Ürümchi an...