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

by James A. Millward

Book Overview

As analysis of the revenue available to Qing garrisons in Xinjiang reveals, imperial control over the region in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries depended upon sizeable yearly subsidies from China. In an effort to satisfy criticism of their expansion into Xinjiang and make the territory pay for itself, the Qing court permitted local authorities great latitude in fiscal matters and encouraged the presence of Han and Chinese Muslim merchants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503600629
• ISBN13: 9781503600621
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"