Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing

Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion (Studies on Ethnic Groups in China)

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 choicesâ€•chiefly illegal activities such as robbery, raiding, and banditryâ€•that had played an integral role in their cultural and economic survival. Using archival materials, indigenous folk narratives, and ethnographic research, Jodi Weinstein shows how these seemingly subordinate populations challenged state power.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer University of Washington Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780295993270
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EANs 9780295993270
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780295993270
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780295993270
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion (Studies on Ethnic Groups in China)