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In the land of the eastern queendom : the politics of gender and ethnicity on the Sino-Tibetan border /

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The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient "queendom" on the border between Sichuan and Tibet. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only modern-day tourism but...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tenzin, Jinba
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Series:Studies on ethnic groups in China.
Subjects:
Ethnology > China > Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou.
Ethnicity > China > Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou.
Matriarchy > China > Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou.
Matrilineal kinship > China > Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou.
Garze Zangzu Zizhizhou (China) > Ethnic relations.
Garze Zangzu Zizhizhou (China) > Social life and customs.
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Summary:The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient "queendom" on the border between Sichuan and Tibet. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only modern-day tourism but also the vigilance of the Chinese state. Tenzin Jinba's research examines the consequences of the development of the "queendom" label for local ethnic, gender, and political identities and for state-society relations.
Physical Description:xvi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780295993065 (cloth : alk. paper)
0295993065 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780295993072 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0295993073 (pbk. : alk. paper)