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.
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.
Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion
208
Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion
208
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780295804811 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Publication date: | 10/13/2013 |
| Series: | Studies on Ethnic Groups in China |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Sales rank: | 114,619 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Customer Reviews
Explore More Items
And
Genghis Khan was the most unlikely of conquerors. An orphan of the Mongolian Steppes, his rise went all but unnoticed by all the great powers around him. His people had been divided and discounted by
At first glance, medicine and poison might seem to be opposites. But in China’s formative era of pharmacy (200–800 CE), poisons were strategically deployed as healing agents to cure
As one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China has a vast, rich history. In order to assist with the study of Chinese history, this book has been broken down into a series of straightforward,
"Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China's past, it also
Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the
A New York Times Notable Book
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age.
At