03207oam 2200697I 450 991045920680332120200520144314.01-136-92392-61-136-92393-41-282-78109-X97866127810940-203-84497-110.4324/9780203844977 (CKB)2670000000044835(EBL)557305(OCoLC)664551625(SSID)ssj0000423339(PQKBManifestationID)12189885(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423339(PQKBWorkID)10440957(PQKB)11060906(MiAaPQ)EBC557305(Au-PeEL)EBL557305(CaPaEBR)ebr10416758(CaONFJC)MIL278109(OCoLC)671396045(EXLCZ)99267000000004483520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrModern China's ethnic frontiers a journey to the west /Hsiao-ting LinLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (223 p.)Routledge studies in the modern history of AsiaDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-85540-3 0-415-58264-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 advantagRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia.MinoritiesChina, NorthwestHistory20th centuryMinoritiesGovernment policyChina, NorthwestHistory20th centuryChina, NorthwestEthnic relationsHistoryChinaHistoryRepublic, 1912-1949ChinaBoundariesAsia, CentralElectronic books.MinoritiesHistoryMinoritiesGovernment policyHistory305.800951/6Lin Hsiao-ting.847576MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459206803321Modern China's ethnic frontiers1893020UNINA