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Book SynopsisUsing Inner Mongolian cases, this book explains the attenuation of inter-ethnic solidarity in the critical period of Chinese imperial transformation (1900-1930). It engages the key issues related to imperial organization, elite politics, and ethnic relationship. The book will attract a large audience in comparative sociology, empire and ethnic studies.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables, Maps and Figures Introduction 1 Ethnogenesis in the Near Frontier 2 The Administration of the Empire 3 The Organization of the Book 1 Mapping Out the Mongolian Identities 1 The Center-Periphery Model 2 The Frontier Space of Inner Mongolia 3 The Feudal Tradition of Mongols 4 The Mongolian Banners 5 The Mongol-Manchu Alliance 6 The Incorporation of Mongols into the Qing State 7 The Exceptional Case of Hulun Buir 8 Empires and Cross-Identifications 2 Land Reform and State Centralization 1 A Natural Erosion of Nomadic Feudalism 2 The Late Qing Land Reform 3 The Changing Utility of Land in fangken 4 Colonization or Political Consolidation? 5 The Nexuses of Ruling Powers 6 The Puzzle of Mongolian Cooperation 3 Revolution, Warlordism and Ethnic Confrontation 1 The Revolutionary Turbulence 2 Mongolian Reactions to the Revolution 3 Intrusion of Provincial Governments 4 Emerging Local Conflicts 5 The Age of Warlordism 6 Transforming the Frontier Governance Structure 7 Military Colonization 4 Ethnicizing Boundaries in the Legal Jurisdiction 1 Legal Pluralism under the Imperial Rule 2 The Motley Jurisdictions in Eastern Inner Mongolia 3 Navigating the Disparate Legal Spaces 4 Reshuffling the Mongolian Legal Jurisdiction 5 The End of Legal Pluralism? 5 The Mongolian Shift in Hulun Buir 1 Tribal Soldiers in a Mobile Garrison System 2 Territorializing the Governments in Hulun Buir 3 Territorial Administration in Hulun Buir 4 Becoming Mongols 5 Striving for Mongolian Autonomy 6 The Intellectual Construct 7 Territorialization and Ethno-Genesis Conclusion Appendix 1: Administrative Experiences of the Frontier Military Officials, 1900–1916 Appendix 2: Administrative Experiences of the Frontier Military Officials, 1917–1928 Glossary of Terms Bibliography Index
