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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452588603321

Autore

Lary Diana

Titolo

Chinese migrations [[electronic resource] ] : the movement of people, goods, and ideas over four millennia / / Diana Lary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, 2012

ISBN

1-280-99794-X

9786613769558

0-7425-6765-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Critical issues in history

Disciplina

304.80951

Soggetti

Population geography - China

Migration, Internal - China - History

Internal migrants - China - History

Chinese - Migrations - History

Chinese diaspora - History

Electronic books.

China Emigration and immigration History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Prehistory to Unification; 2 The Qin/Han Era; 3 The Tang Dynasty; 4 The Song Dynasty; 5 The Yuan Dynasty; 6 The Ming Dynasty; 7 The High Qing Dynasty; 8 The Late Qing Dynasty; 9 The First Decades of the Republic; 10 The War Years; 11 The Early PRC, 1949-1965; 12 The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; 13 The PRC Reform Era, 1978 to the Present; 14 Global China; 15 Special Categories of Migrant; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Names and Resources Listed  with Chinese Characters; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This succinct, readable introduction to Chinese migration traces the huge population movements both within China and beyond its borders over thousands of years. Distinguished historian Diana Lary explores these migrations and the key roles they have played in Chinese history. She sees migration as a broad spectrum of movement, from short-term



and short-range to permanent and long-range, and as a powerful vehicle for the transfer of commodities, culture, religion, and political influence. Her book will be compelling for all readers who want to understand the context for the pr