Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction; 1 From Empire to Nation: The Bounding of the Chinese Geo-body; Part I: Strategies of Political Intervention; 2 Borderlands of State Power: The Nationalists and the Frontier Question; 3 Domesticating Minzu: The Communists and the National Question; Part II: Narratives of Cultural Innovation; 4 From the Yellow Emperor to Peking Man: The Nationalists and the Construction of Zhonghua minzu; 5 Han Man's Burden: The Communists and the Construction of Zhonghua minzu; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index