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Title: CHIEFTAINS INTO ANCESTORS
IMPERIAL EXPANSION AND INDIGENOUS SOCIETY IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
By: David Faure (Editor), Ho Ts'Ui-P'Ing (Editor)
Format: Paperback

List price: £29.99


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ISBN 10: 0774823690
ISBN 13: 9780774823692
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS
Pub. date: 1 January, 2014
Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies
Pages: 272
Language: English, Chinese
Description: An in-depth examination of how the Chinese imperial state impacted the social order of southwestern China's minority peoples and redefined their histories and culture.
Synopsis: This book will appeal to Asian Studies scholars, as well as toanyone interested in the effects of nation-building on religiousritual, oral tradition, gender roles, and the representation ofhistory.
Illustrations: 17 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, 1 table
Publication: Canada
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Returns: Returnable
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