Empire and identity in Guizhou local resistance to Qing expansion Local resistance to Qing expansion Weinstein, Jodi L. creator JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. History. wau 2013 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages) : maps. "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 L. Weinstein shows how these seemingly subordinate populations challenged state power. Jodi L. Weinstein teaches history at The College of New Jersey"-- "Empire and Identity in Guizhou is a study of stormy ethnic relations in eighteenth-century Guizhou Province between the Qing state and the Zhongjia ethnic group, which culminated in the Nanlong Uprising in 1797. As the imperial state extended its control into frontier areas such as Mongolia, Tibet, and the southwest, it encountered difficulty incorporating non-Han people into the empire. The Zhongjia in particular were difficult to control, because the state could not employ religion as a political tool, as it did with ethnic minorities who were Buddhist; nor were literary tactics useful with the nonliterate Zhongjia. Weinstein shows how the Zhongjia maintained autonomy through livelihood choices, and how their "creative resistance" ranged from subterfuge to outright rebellion. This engagingly written and dramatic case study demonstrates how the Qing empire really worked and contributes toward a broader understanding of imperialism and colonialism"-- Guizhou and the livelihoods approach to Zhongjia history -- Natural, human, and historical landscapes -- The consolidation of Qing rule -- Livelihood choices in the mid-eighteenth century -- The Nanlong uprising of 1797 -- A legacy of fragile hegemony. Jodi L. Weinstein ; foreword by Stevan Harrell. Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index. a-cc-kw Bouyei (Chinese people) China Guizhou Sheng History 18th century Guizhou Sheng (China) Ethnic relations History 18th century China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 HISTORY Asia China HISTORY Modern 19th Century SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural HISTORY Asia China Bouyei (Chinese people) Ethnic relations Qing Dynasty (China) China China Guizhou Sheng HISTORY / Asia / China 1644-1912 fast DS793.K8 W444 2013eb 951/.3400495919 HIS008000 HIS037060 SOC002010 Empire and identity in Guizhou Weinstein, Jodi L. (DLC) 2013020635 (OCoLC)852031173 Studies on ethnic groups in China 9780295804811 0295804815 9780295993263 029599326X 9780295993270 0295993278 22573/ctvbqq0hk JSTOR http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvbtzmg6 N$T 131014 20260728172832.0 in00004051731 eng