Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE)

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Bin Yang (College of William and Mary)

Between Winds and Clouds

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The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE)

Bin Yang (College of William and Mary)

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English

Columbia University Press
11 November 2008

History; Asian history; History: earliest times to present day

Series: Gutenberg-e

Between Winds and Clouds tells the two-thousand-year history of Yunnan, an ethnic frontier bordered by Tibet, mainland Southeast Asia, and southwest China. Yunnan's prime geographic location turned the site into a center of cross-regional trade, and consequently, it became a desirable conquest for Eurasian rivals.

Bin Yang details the fight for military control of Yunnan and its demographic, administrative, and economic transformation into a local entity. In conclusion, he discusses the impact of Yunnan's imperial legacy on modern state building, or, conversely, the way in which the modern state has contributed to the development of imperial discourse. Deploying a unique cross-regional approach, Yang brings the activities of Southeast and East Asia, Tibet, the Indian Ocean, and modern Europe to bear on the history of Yunnan, emphasizing both the local and the international forces that played a role in the region's long-term transformation.

By: Bin Yang (College of William and Mary)
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 694g
ISBN: 9780231142540
ISBN 10: 0231142544
Series: Gutenberg-e
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 11 November 2008
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bin Yang is assistant professor of history at the National University of Singapore. His research interests cross temporal, geographical, and disciplinary boundaries and focus on Chinese ethnic and frontier studies in a broad context.

Reviews for Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE)

...Greatly enriches our understanding of China's transformation from an empire into a modern nation-state. The China Quarterly Vol 198 (June 09) Between Winds and Clouds makes an insightful survey that should be read by all those interested in the history of Southwest China. -- Roderich Ptak Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol 41 No 2 2010