China's Last Imperial Frontier

Download or read book China's Last Imperial Frontier written by Xiuyu Wang and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.