Sichuan Frontier and Tibet: Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing

Description: Illuminating the complicated history of the struggle between the Zunghar Mongols and China over Tibet and the rise of Sichuan's importance as a key strategic area during China's last dynasty, Yingcong Dai explores the intersections of political and social history.Yingcong Dai is associate professor of history at William Paterson University in New Jersey.

Brief description: Yingcong Dai is professor of history at William Paterson University. She is the author of The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet (University of Washington Press, 2009).

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"This excellent narrative proves that the dynamic process of imperial strategy exhibited on the Sichuan frontier and Tibet during the early Qing is critical to understanding the history of Qing as a whole, making this book an essential reading for all specialists."