02223namaa2200445uu 4500 doab33267 oapen 20260305123948.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2020 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9780429330780 9780429330780 10.4324/9780429330780 doi oapen oapen eng dc GTB bicssc JHBC bicssc Daniels, Christian edt The Transformation of Yunnan in Ming China From the Dali Kingdom to Imperial Province Taylor & Francis 2020 1 online resource (200 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star This book examines how the Ming state transformed the multi-ethnic society of Yunnan into a province. Yunnan had remained outside the ambit of central government when ruled by the Dali kingdom, 937-1253, and its foundation as a province by the Yuan regime in 1276 did not disrupt Dali kingdom style political, social and religious institutions. It was the Ming state in the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries through its institutions for military and civilian control which brought about profound changes and truly transformed local society into a province. In contrast to other studies which have portrayed Yunnan as a non-Han frontier region waiting to be colonised, this book, by focusing on changes in local society, casts off the idea of Yunnan as a border area far from civilisation. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Regional studies bicssc Social research & statistics bicssc Regional studies Social research and statistics Daniels, Christian oth Ma, Jianxiong edt Ma, Jianxiong oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33267 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92836 92836