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A Dialogue on Inequality and Minority Education

EDITED BY MINGLANG ZHOU AND

ANN MAXWELL HILL

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES

Copyright © Minglang Zhou and Ann Maxwell Hill, 2009. All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–61235–8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Affirmative action in China and the U.S. : a dialogue on inequality and minority education / edited by Minglang Zhou and Ann Maxwell Hill. p. cm. — (International & developmental education) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–230–61235–0 1. Affirmative action programs in education—China. 2. Discrimination in education—China. 3. Minorities—Education— China. 4. China—Ethnic relations. I. Zhou, Minglang, 1954- II. Hill, Ann Maxwell. LC213.53.C6A34 2009 379.2⬘60951—dc22

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List of Figures and Tables

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Foreword by Colin P. Mackerras

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Acknowledgments

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Series Editors’ Introduction—John N. Hawkins and W. James Jacob Introduction Ann Maxwell Hill and Minglang Zhou

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Part I Debating China’s Positive Policies: Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Practice 1 Mandarins, Marxists, and Minorities Walker Connor 2 Tracking the Historical Development of China’s Positive