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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 S

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Author

Weinstein, Jodi L.

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780295993263

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities