Contested Ethnic Identity

The Azerbaijani people have been divided between Iran and the former Soviet republicof Azerbaijan for more than 150 years, yet they have retained their ethnic identity. The collapse ofthe Soviet Union

From the heart of National Geographic comes this expansive guide to the clans, tribes, ethnicities, and peoples of the world. Organized in keeping with our knowledge of the migration of human groups through history, with statistics and a cultural portrait of each ethnic group, the book becomes a fascinating round-the-world tour of customs and traditions plus a go-to source for background information to round out one’s own family history. From the Tuvans of Siberia to the Samoans and Tahitians of Polynesia, from the Mapuche of Chile to the Sami of Scandinavia, 222 of the world’s 10,000-plus ethnic groups?are featured. Some were chosen because of their commonality as ancestors to many; others were chosen because their numbers are dwindling, and soon their cultures may become extinct. Maps, photographs, and traditional sayings enhance the accounts of many of the most important and interesting cultures in the world today.

唐代是中華民族的關鍵轉變期，最終為中國現代國家的形成奠定了基礎。尤其是，唐代中國與亞洲內陸的關係密切，與當時的突厥、吐蕃、日本、朝鮮、東南亞、波斯、阿拉伯等地的各民族關係極其複雜，其處理方式凸顯了中央政府高超的政治能力。 大唐盛世令人神往，民族認同在其中扮演了極其重要的作用，而宗藩體系就是其基本體現。本書引述政治文獻、宗教論述乃至文學作品，探究唐帝國與周邊民族的認同變化，分析朝廷如何尋求吸納其他民族，以確保其帝國影響力。作者指出，從儒家精英、佛教徒到蠻族將領，唐代各團體都力圖打破模糊，界定自己的民族認同和文化認同。唐王朝尋求吸收各民族，以確保帝國的團結，同時力爭確保民族性，其政治手段值得讚揚。本書總結了唐代如何實現對中華民族和中國的新界定，並最終為現代中國的形成奠定基礎。

In Greek thought, barbaroi are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's Histories attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The an

Challenging the claim of World War II to be the last good war, historians explore its paradoxical and enduring effects on American identity, racial and ethnic subgroups, and women's roles. All but one