Insurgency and Social Disorder in Guizhou : : The "Miao" Rebellion, 1854–1873 / / Robert D. Jenks.
In this first English-language examination of the uprisings that took place in Guizhou during the 1850s and 1860s, Robert Jenks not only provides readers with a reconstruction of the complex series of events that made up the rebellion but argues convincingly against its accepted characterization as...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1994] ©1994 |
Year of Publication: | 1994 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1. Backdrop for the “Miao” Rebellion -- 2. The Setting -- 3. The Ethnic Dimension and Rebel Motivations -- 4. Unrest in Guizhou during the Ming and Qing and Its Relation to Folk Religion -- 5. The Beginning of the Rebellion -- 6. The Spread of the Rebellion -- 7. Decline and Aftermath -- 8. The Costs and Nature of the “Miao” Rebellion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | In this first English-language examination of the uprisings that took place in Guizhou during the 1850s and 1860s, Robert Jenks not only provides readers with a reconstruction of the complex series of events that made up the rebellion but argues convincingly against its accepted characterization as a purely ethnic conflict-a "Miao" rebellion. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780824863005 9783110564150 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824863005 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert D. Jenks. |