Native Language Retention Area Tujia Society and Culture - Research and Study on Pojiao Community

Author: Liu Lunwen
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a monograph on the social culture of the Tujia ethnic group in language-retaining areas. Based on field research data and historical documents, the author comprehensively applies theories from cultural anthropology, ethnology, and sociology. Using the Tujia bilingual community as a case study, it presents a relatively complete picture of the basic social and cultural characteristics of the Tujia in language-retaining areas and their changing trends. The book also provides sociological and anthropological interpretations of the universal and specific aspects of Tujia social culture. Furthermore, it offers some reflections on how to understand the social and cultural changes of ethnic minority groups and promote the healthy development of ethnic societies.