Transforming Inner Mongolia - Commerce, Migration, and Colonization on the Qing Frontier

This book analyzes the social, economic, and political impact of Han Chinese migration into the borderlands that became Inner Mongolia during the Qing period. Linking local history to global movements, Yi Wang traces Inner Mongolia’s integration into what would become the nation-state of China and from there into a global capitalist economy.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Dynasties, Weights, and Measures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 A Changing Frontier: Inner Mongolia in Context
2 Merchants, Monetization, and Networking: Han Commercial Expansion in the Steppe
3 Beyond the Western Pass: Sojourning and Settlement Across Han-Mongol Borders
4 The Rise of Land Merchants: Irrigation, Commercialization, and Local Autonomy in Hetao
5 Cultivation for Salvation: Missionaries, Migrants, and Catholic Expansion
6 Moving People to Strengthen the Border: Official Reclamation and State Building
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

About the author

Yi Wang is associate professor of history at Binghamton University.

Summary

This book analyzes the social, economic, and political impact of Han Chinese migration into the borderlands that became Inner Mongolia during the Qing period. Linking local history to global movements, Yi Wang traces Inner Mongolia’s integration into what would become the nation-state of China and from there into a global capitalist economy.

Product details

• Authors: Yi Wang, Wang Yi
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2023
• EAN: 9781538183670
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8367-0
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Central Asia, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Asian History, General and world history