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The Mongols at China's Edge: History and the Politics of National Unity. By Uradyn E. Bulag. [Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. xi+271 pp. £26.95. ISBN 0-7425-1143-X.]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2003

Peter C. Perdue
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In this fascinating study, Uradyn E. Bulag argues that the discourse of “unity of nationalities” (minzu tuanjie) conceals sharp fissures between class, national and racial definitions of China. Embracing children's stories, rituals, historiography, political intrigue, poetry and sexuality, he narrates formative episodes of Mongolian identity, demonstrating their critical importance in constructing modern China.

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The China Quarterly , Volume 175 , September 2003 , pp. 847 - 849
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© The China Quarterly, 2003

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