O IMPACTO DO NACIONALISMO NAS MINORIAS ÉTNICAS CHINESAS UIGURES E TIBETANOS

Abstract

The chinese ethnic minorities represent the country’s multiculturalism. Nevertheless these groups have been through long identification and categorization process until their official recognition, facing situations in which their cultures were looked down upon by the Han ethny, the majority in the country. Thereby, based on Mackerras (2003; 2010; 2016), Zhou (2016), Heberer (2018) and others writers works, the aim of this research is to investigate the influence of nationalism on the chinese ethnic minorities Uighurs and Tibetans. Through this bibliographical research, we seek to describe the ethnic plurality of the country and its multiculturality, and then relate the impacts of nationalism on the Uighurs and Tibetans ethnic minorities, specifying their similarities and differences, in order to analyze the effects of the actions taken by the majority group upon the ethnic minorities cultures. The results show that even though the ethnic minorities have suffered impacts because of the Han interference and chauvinist actions, those minorities are in constant fight for theirs identities. They also need preservation measures so that continue existing preserving the multiculturality of China.