Rohlf, Gregory.

Building New China, Colonizing Kokonor : Resettlement to Qinghai in The 1950s. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The History and Rationales for Agricultural Resettlement to Border Regions, 1920-1955 -- CHAPTER TWO. Resettlement Becomes a Frontier Policy, 1955-1956 -- CHAPTER THREE. Moving West, 1955-1956 -- CHAPTER FOUR. Raising Incomes, Making Homes, 1956-1957 -- CHAPTER FIVE. Ethnic and Social Problems in First Wave Resettlement, 1956-1957 -- CHAPTER SIX. From First Wave to Second Wave Resettlement, 1957-1958 -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Colonizing Kokonor, 1958-1962 -- Conclusion. Resettlement, the Sino-Tibetan Frontier, and State-Building -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This social and political history of resettlement and state building in the Sino-Tibetan borderlands examines the aims of Han and Hui Chinese settlers sent to Qinghai province, their impact on the land and the population, and the role of the resettlement in the industrialization of the China.

9781498519533


Nation-building - China - History - 20th century.


Electronic books.

DS793.T7R65 2015

951.47055