Amid the Clouds and Mist : China’s Colonization of Guizhou, 1200–1700 Hardback
by John E. Herman
Part of the Harvard East Asian Monographs series
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In 1200, what is now southwest China—Guizhou, Yunnan, and the southern portion of Sichuan—was home to an assortment of strikingly diverse cultures and ruled by a multitude of political entities.
By 1750, China’s military, political, sociocultural, and economic institutions were firmly in control of the region, and many of the area’s cultures were rapidly becoming extinct.
One purpose of this book is to examine how China’s three late imperial dynasties—the Yuan, Ming, and Qing—conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest.
Another objective is to highlight the indigenous response to China’s colonization of the southwest, particularly that of the Nasu Yi people of western Guizhou and eastern Yunnan, the only group to leave an extensive written record.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:344 pages, 2 black and white, 6 maps
- Publisher:Harvard University, Asia Center
- Publication Date:01/11/2007
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- ISBN:9780674025912
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:344 pages, 2 black and white, 6 maps
- Publisher:Harvard University, Asia Center
- Publication Date:01/11/2007
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- ISBN:9780674025912