"The contributors to the book are all specialists and the great majority have carried out intensive field research in their areas of expertise. In that there is a coherent theme and each chapter contains genuine contributions to our understanding of important topical problems relating to ethnic affairs, this book is definitely a substantial contribution to the literature in its field.
"The contributors to the book are all specialists and the great majority have carried out intensive field research in their areas of expertise. In that there is a coherent theme and each chapter contains genuine contributions to our understanding of important topical problems relating to ethnic affairs, this book is definitely a substantial contribution to the literature in its field. It covers a range of fields, from human rights, labour, aspects of the economy, to language, the environment, television, religion and gender relations.
(…) The scholarly appurtenances, bibliographies, documentation and so on, are all excellent. Generally speaking the book is very well written and edited and reflects very well on the publisher, the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. All the chapters are excellent, and are certainly important and interesting contributions in their own field."