Frontier Governance In Imperial China: Strategies and Measures [1 ed.] 1433179741, 9781433179747

Frontier Governance In Imperial China: Strategies and Measures [1 ed.] 1433179741, 9781433179747

The southwestern borderland in imperial China covers the area encompassing present-day Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, southwe

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Literate Community in Early Imperial China: The Northwestern Frontier in Han Times 1438475136, 9781438475134

This book examines ancient written materials from China's northwestern border regions to offer fresh insights into

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Dry Spells: State Rainmaking and Local Governance in Late Imperial China 0674033345, 9780674033344

Chinese officials put considerable effort into managing the fiscal and legal affairs of their jurisdictions, but they al

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Women and Power in Imperial China 9781495170638

Women and Power in Imperial China focuses on the status and roles of women in China, especially those who had a signific

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Imperial Frontier: Tribe and State in Waziristan 1136839577, 9781136839573

Describes British relations with the Pashtun tribes of Waziristan in the years after the annexation of the Punjab in 184

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Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, 1858-1924 1563247232, 9781563247231

Based on archival research, this is a history of the Russo-Chinese border which examines Russia's expansion into th

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Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China 9780824842024

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Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China 9780415648363

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Writing Women in Late Imperial China 9780804765916

Until recently only a handful of women writers were thought to have existed in traditional China, but new scholarship ha

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Negotiating Masculinities in Late Imperial China 9780824863739

Why did traditional Chinese literati so often identify themselves with women in their writing? What can this tell us abo

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