Representing Nationality in China: Refiguring Majority/Minority Identities

@article{Gladney1994RepresentingNI,
  title={Representing Nationality in China: Refiguring Majority/Minority Identities},
  author={Dru C. Gladney},
  journal={The Journal of Asian Studies},
  year={1994},
  volume={53},
  pages={92 - 123}
}
  • D. Gladney
  • Published 1 February 1994
  • Education
  • The Journal of Asian Studies
The following statement was made by a private taxi driver as I was on my way into the city from the Beijing Capital Airport shortly before the 1991 Chinese New Year's Spring Festival. It raises many of the issues addressed in this article: I try to stay clear of politics. On New Year's Eve, I'm not going to light fireworks like everyone else, and that's how I'll show that I don't support the government. If I don't set off fireworks, all my neighbors will know that I don't give a damn about this… 
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