Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Prologue; 1 Early years and early strategies; 2 Frontier politics in metropolitan China; 3 In search of a new territorial base; 4 War and new frontier designs; 5 War and opportunities; 6 Reconfiguring ethnic frontier territoriality; Epilogue: The end of the journey; Glossary of names and terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Examines the strategies and practices of the Han Chinese Nationalists vis-a-vis post-Qing China's ethnic minorities. This book explores the role they played in the formation of contemporary China's Central Asian frontier territoriality and border security
