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China's last imperial frontier : late Qing expansion in Sichuan's Tibetan borderlands /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Xiuyu, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2011]
Subjects:
China > Relations > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Relations > China.
China > Territorial expansion.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Power (Social sciences) > China > Changdu Diqu > History > 19th century.
Changdu Diqu (China) > History, Military > 19th century.
Borderlands > China > History > 19th century.
Borderlands > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History > 19th century.
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
China > Foreign relations > 1644-1912.
Table of Contents:
  • Qing discourse and capability in eastern Tibet
  • Frontier society and power
  • Lu Chuanlin's "Great game" in Nyarong
  • Frontier incident and war making
  • State violence and local resistance : the Kham War
  • "Regularization" reconsidered : Variants of Gaitu Guiliu in northern Kham
  • Fashioning an "inner region beyond the pass"
  • Developing the West : Opening Kham lands, mines and young minds
  • Character list.