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Book SynopsisThis volume presents an exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, tracing the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing, incorporated neighbouring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship.
Trade Review"Crossley [is] the leading historian of the Manchu rulers of the Qing. This engaging work is deeply nuanced and stimulating, and will shape the way scholars define 'China' and 'Chinese."' - R. E. Entenmann, Choice
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes to Readers Introduction I. Identity at the Heart of Empire 1. Ethnicity in the Qing Eight Banners Mark C. Elliott 2. Making Mongols Pamela Kyle Crossley 3. "A Fierce and Brutal People": On Islam and Muslims in Qing Law Jonathan N. Lipman II. Narrative Wars at the New Frontiers 4. The Qing and Islam on the Western Frontier James A. Millward and Laura J. Newby 5. The Cant of Conquest: Tusi Offices and China's Political Incorporation of the Southwest Frontier John E. Herman III. Old Contests of the South and Southwest 6. The Yao Wars in the Mid-Ming and their Impact on Yao Ethnicity David Faure 7. Ethnicity and the Miao Frontier in the Eighteenth Century Donald S. Sutton 8. Ethnicity, Conflict, and the State in the Early to Mid-Qing: The Hainan Highlands, 1644-1800 Anne Csete IV. Uncharted Boundaries 9. Ethnic Labels in a Mountainous Region: The Case of She "Bandits" Wing-hoi Chan 10. Lineage, Market, Pirate, and Dan: Ethnicity in the Pearl River Delta of South China Helen F. Siu and Liu Zhiwei Conclusion Notes on Contributors Bibliography Glossary of Characters Index
