TY - BOOK AU - Dai,Yingcong TI - The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet: Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing T2 - China Program Bks SN - 9780295800707 AV - CPB U1 - 951/.3803 PY - 2010/// CY - Seattle PB - University of Washington Press KW - Imperialism -- History KW - Sichuan Sheng (China) -- History KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History KW - China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Reign Dates of the Qing Dynasty, 1636-1911 -- Introduction -- 1. A Humble Beginning, 1644-1696 -- 2. A Strategic Turn from the Steppe to Tibet, 1696-1701 -- 3. The Formative Era, 1701-1722 -- 4. Realignment in the Yongzheng Period, 1723-1735 -- 5. The Shaping of Independence in the Qianlong Period, 1736-1795 -- 6. The Military Presence in Society and Economy -- 7. The Benefit and Cost of Imperial Strategy -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3444282 ER -