Insurgency and social disorder in Guizhou : the "Miao" Rebellion, 1854-1873 /
Textbooks and general histories of modern China agree that the so-called Miao rebellion constituted one of the major rebellions of the nineteenth century. It lasted for twenty years, caused devastation of such severity that its effects were still obvious to travelers in Guizhou province decades late...
| Основен автор: | Jenks, Robert Darrah. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Honolulu :
University of Hawaii Press,
℗♭1994.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=39133 |
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Print version::
Insurgency and social disorder in Guizhou. |
| Резюме: |
Textbooks and general histories of modern China agree that the so-called Miao rebellion constituted one of the major rebellions of the nineteenth century. It lasted for twenty years, caused devastation of such severity that its effects were still obvious to travelers in Guizhou province decades later, and, by one account, resulted in the deaths of more than four million people. In an impressive presentation of material drawn from local histories, private writings, and official documents, Jenks argues that the Qing government sought to lay the blame for the turmoil squarely on an ethnic minority it regarded as obstreperous and inferior. As well as altering perceptions of the rebellion, Insurgency and Social Disorder in Guizhou enhances our understanding of the causes of the rebellion and its place in the crises that beset mid-nineteenth-century China. It contributes to the sociology of rebellion and peasant movements and is a valuable supplement to current anthropological work on Chinese minorities. Its treatment of Qing attitudes toward the Miao has implications for minority policies in the Peoples Republic of China today. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) : maps |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0585295913 9780585295916 9780824863005 0824863003 |