Asian Borderlands - The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier

Abbreviations xv Note on Transliteration xvii Introduction 1(16) I Political and Military Transformations 1 A Traveler's Tale 17(26) 2 New Frontier Militarism 43(21) 3 Ambiguity of the "Barbarian" 64(33) 4 Asian Empires 97(30) II Demographic, Economic, and Cultural Transformations 5 A Motley Throng 127(32) 6 A Song for Tea 159(28) 7 "Barbarians" Still? 187(20) Conclusion 207(18) Notes 225(56) Works Cited 281(22) Index 303