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Asian Borderlands

- The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier

About Asian Borderlands

With comparative frontier history and pioneering use of indigenous sources, Giersch provides a groundbreaking challenge to the China-centered narrative of the Qing conquest. He focuses on the Tai domains of the Yunnan frontier on the politically fluid borderlands, where local, indigenous leaders were crucial actors in an arena of imperial rivalry.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674021716
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 328
  • Published:
  • May 14, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x235x25 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: November 21, 2024

Description of Asian Borderlands

With comparative frontier history and pioneering use of indigenous sources, Giersch provides a groundbreaking challenge to the China-centered narrative of the Qing conquest. He focuses on the Tai domains of the Yunnan frontier on the politically fluid borderlands, where local, indigenous leaders were crucial actors in an arena of imperial rivalry.

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