China's Last Imperial Frontier

Combining rich documentation with rigorous analysis, China's Last Imperial Frontier illuminates the internal dynamics of regional power struggle and local resistance that shaped the empire’s response to foreign imperialisms in Tibet. The book’s extensive engagement with the issues of indigenous society, state capacities in frontier settings, interagency struggle, and regional power competition makes it indispensable reading for students of Sino-Tibetan relations and Qing history.

Xiuyu Wang is professor of history at Washington State University Vancouver.

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1.  Qing Discourse and Capability in Eastern Tibet Chapter 2.  Frontier Society and Power Chapter 3.  Lu Chuanlin's "Great Game" in Nyarong Chapter 4.  Frontier Incident and War Making Chapter 5.  State Violence and Local Resistance: the Kham War Chapter 6.  "Regularization" Reconsidered: Variants of Gaitu Guiliu in Northern Kham Chapter 7.  Fashioning an "Inner Region beyond the Pass" Chapter 8.  Developing the West: Opening Kham Lands, Mines and Young Minds Conclusion Abbreviations Bibliography Character List Index