The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet: Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing Contributor(s): Dai, Yingcong (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295989521 ISBN-13: 9780295989525 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: Illuminating the complicated history of the struggle between the Zunghar Mongols and China over Tibet and the rise of Sichuan's importance as a key strategic area during China's last dynasty, Yingcong Dai explores the intersections of political and social history.Yingcong Dai is associate professor of history at William Paterson University in New Jersey. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China |
Dewey: 951.380 |
LCCN: 2009019405 |
Series: China Program Books (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 366 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During China's last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), the empire's remote, bleak, and politically insignificant Southwest rose to become a strategically vital area. This study of the imperial government's handling of the southwestern frontier illuminates issues of considerable importance in Chinese history and foreign relations: Sichuan's rise as a key strategic area in relation to the complicated struggle between the Zunghar Mongols and China over Tibet, Sichuan's neighbor to the west, and consequent developments in governance and taxation of the area. Through analysis of government documents, gazetteers, and private accounts, Yingcong Dai explores the intersections of political and social history, arguing that imperial strategy toward the southwestern frontier was pivotal in changing Sichuan's socioeconomic landscape. Government policies resulted in light taxation, immigration into Sichuan, and a military market for local products, thus altering Sichuan but ironically contributing toward the eventual demise of the Qing. Dai's detailed, objective analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet will be useful for readers seeking to understand debates concerning Tibet's sovereignty, Tibetan theocratic government, and the political dimension of the system of incarnate Tibetan lamas (of which the Dalai Lama is one). |