ISBN:
0295804815
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029599326X
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0295993278
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9780295804811
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9780295993270
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9780295993263
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 217 pages)
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maps
Series Statement:
Studies on ethnic groups in China
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Weinstein, Jodi L. Empire and identity in Guizhou
Keywords:
Bouyei (Chinese people) History 18th century
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Bouyei (Chinese people)
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Ethnic relations
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Qing Dynasty (China)
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HISTORY / Asia / China
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HISTORY ; Asia ; China
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China
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China ; Guizhou Sheng
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HISTORY ; Modern ; 19th Century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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History
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HISTORY ; Asia ; China
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China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
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Guizhou Sheng (China) Ethnic relations 18th century
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History
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Guizhou
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Buyi
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Kulturelle Identität
;
Widerstand
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Qingdynastie
;
Geschichte 1725-1797
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Zhuang
;
Geschichte 18. Jh.
;
Widerstand
;
Ethnizität
;
Kulturelle Identität
;
Minderheit
;
Guizhou
;
Nùng
Abstract:
"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"--
Abstract:
"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"--
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index
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