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Subject(s)

• Capitalism—China—Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu—History [Browse]
• Agriculture—Economic aspects—China—Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu—History [Browse]
• Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)—Economic conditions [Browse]
• Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)—Commerce—History [Browse]
• Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)—Relations—China [Browse]
• China—Relations—China—Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu [Browse]
• Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)—History [Browse]
• China—History—Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 [Browse]

Summary note

Scholars have long been puzzled by why Muslim landowners in Central Asia, called begs, stayed loyal to the Qing empire when its political legitimacy and military power were routinely challenged. 'Borderland Capitalism' argues that converging interests held them together: the local Qing administration needed the Turkic begs to develop resources and raise military revenue while the begs needed access to the Chinese market. Drawing upon multilingual sources and archival material, Kwangmin Kim shows how the begs aligned themselves with the Qing to strengthen their own plantation-like economic system.

Notes

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 28, 2017).

Other title(s)

Policy Press scholarship online.

ISBN

9781503600423 (ebook) :

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