Empire and identity in Guizhou local resistance to Qing expansion

This historical investigation describes the Qing imperial authorities� attempts to consolidate control over the Zhongjia, a non-Han population, in eighteenth-century Guizhou, a poor, remote, and environmentally harsh province in Southwest China. Far from submitting peaceably to the state�s quest for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weinstein, Jodi L. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press 2013
[2014]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Studies on ethnic groups in China
Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
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Summary:This historical investigation describes the Qing imperial authorities� attempts to consolidate control over the Zhongjia, a non-Han population, in eighteenth-century Guizhou, a poor, remote, and environmentally harsh province in Southwest China. Far from submitting peaceably to the state�s quest for hegemony, the locals clung steadfastly to livelihood choices�chiefly illegal activities such as robbery, raiding, and banditry�that had played an integral role in their cultural and economic survival. Using archival materials, indigenous folk narratives, and ethnographic research, Jodi Weinstein shows how these seemingly subordinate populations challenged state power.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (234 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.
ISBN:9780295804811