Estelle M. Black Library

Introduction In the northeast Chinese city of Fushun, a lengthy pedestrian mall is bisected by People’s Boulevard as it journeys from Liberation Road to New China Avenue. The fi rst salon sent out a bleach-blond male stylist to appeal to patrons by bragging loudly about the latest in Korean styling technology that only his salon offered. A similarly vibrant scene could certainly be observed in a city like New York or Los Angeles, and almost identical displays can 1 10 Introduction all Han, do not speak the same language or eat the same food as one another either. Not surprisingly, the Han people were not always considered to be a single group. Instilling a similar nationalism in the people of China, he realized, would greatly advance ...