Modern China's ethnic frontiers : a journey to the west / Hsiao-ting Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lin, Hsiao-ting, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia.

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--China, Northwest--History--20th century.

Minorities.

Minorities--Government policy--China, Northwest--History--20th century.

China, Northwest--Ethnic relations--History.

China, Northwest.

China--History--Republic, 1912-1949.

China.

China--Boundaries--Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to examine the strategies and practices of the Han Chinese Nationalists vis-à-vis post-Qing China's ethnic minorities, as well as to explore the role they played in the formation of contemporary China's Central Asian frontier territoriality and border security. The Chinese Revolution of 1911, initiated by Sun Yat-sen, liberated the Han Chinese from the rule of the Manchus and ended the Qing dynastic order that had existed for centuries. With the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the Mongols and the Tibetans, who had been dominated by the Manchus, took advantag

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Prologue; 1 Early years and early strategies; 2 Frontier politics in metropolitan China; 3 In search of a new territorial base; 4 War and new frontier designs; 5 War and opportunities; 6 Reconfiguring ethnic frontier territoriality; Epilogue: The end of the journey; Glossary of names and terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-92392-6

1-136-92393-4

1-282-78109-X

9786612781094

0-203-84497-1

9780203844977

OCLC:

664551625