Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864

Author/Contributor(s):	Millward, James A
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Date:	03/25/2016
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book examines the fiscal and ethnic policies of the Qing empire in a region that constitutes the westernmost sixth of the People's Republic of China, showing how policies changed as a result of declining dynastic resources and the growing importance of Chinese merchants on the frontier.