Sichuan Frontier and Tibet
During China''s last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), the empire''s remote, bleak, and politically insignificant Southwest rose to become a strategically vital area. This study of the imperial government''s handling of the southwestern frontier illuminates issues of considerable importance in Chinese history and foreign relations: Sichuan''s rise as a key strategic area in relation to the complicate...
During China''s last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), the empire''s remote, bleak, and politically insignificant Southwest rose to become a strategically vital area. This study of the imperial government''s handling of the southwestern frontier illuminates issues of considerable importance in Chinese history and foreign relations: Sichuan''s rise as a key strategic area in relation to the complicate...