In the Land of the Eastern Queendom The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity on the Sino-Tibetan Border
The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient �queendom� on the Sichuan-Tibet border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese sta...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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University of Washington Press
2013
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| Summary: | The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient �queendom� on the Sichuan-Tibet border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese state. Tenzin Jinba�s research examines the consequences of development of the queendom label for local ethnic, gender, and political identities and for state-society relations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (188 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780295804842 |
| Access: | Open Access |