In the Land of the Eastern Queendom : The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity on the Sino-Tibetan Border
The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient �queendom� on the Sichuan-Tibet border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese sta...
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| Superior document: | Studies on Ethnic Groups in China |
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient �queendom� on the Sichuan-Tibet border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese state. Tenzin Jinba�s research examines the consequences of development of the queendom label for local ethnic, gender, and political identities and for state-society relations. |
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| ISBN: | 029580484X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |