Using both qualitative and quantitative data derived from fieldwork in Lanzhou between 2001 and 2004, this much-needed work on ethnicity in Asia offers a major sociological analysis of Hui Muslims in contemporary China.

1. New Wine, Old Bottle 2. Neighbors United, Neighbors Divided 3. Sworn Brotherhood or Modern Friendship 4. A Lonely Crowd or a Network Society? 5. Finding a Mate in a Metropolis 6. Who Marries Whom? 7. 'Match Door' Marriages 8. Family Behavior 9. Ethnicity and Urban Life in China

Xiaowei Zang is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong.