Law, Policy, and Practice on China's Periphery - 9781138858091

Name: Law, Policy, and Practice on China's Periphery - 9781138858091
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Law, Policy, and Practice on China's PeripherySelective Adaptation and Institutional Capacity\nAuthor(s): Pitman B. Potter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138858091, 978-1138858091\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the Chinese governments policies and practices for relations with the Inner Periphery areas of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, and the Outer Periphery areas of Hong Kong and Taiwan focusing on themes of political authority, socio-cultural relations, and economic development. Chinas history may be seen as one of managing the geographic periphery surrounding China proper. Successive imperial, republican, and communist governments have struggled to maintain sovereignty over the regions surrounding the great river valleys of China. \n\nThe importance of the periphery is no less real today, concerns over national security, access to natural resources, and long-held concerns about relations between Han ana