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Insurgency and social disorder in Guizhou : the "Miao" Rebellion, 1854-1873 /

Textbooks and general histories of modern China agree that the so-called Miao rebellion constituted one of the major rebellions of the nineteenth century. It lasted for twenty years, caused devastation of such severity that its effects were still obvious to travelers in Guizhou province decades late...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jenks, Robert Darrah
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©1994.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.