Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804842
The story underlying this ethnography began with the recent discovery and commercialization of the remnant of an ancient “queendom” on the Sichuan-Tibet border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese state. Tenzin Jinba’s research examines the consequences of development of the queendom label for local ethnic, gender, and political identities and for state-society relations.
Table of Content
Foreword by Stevan Harrell
Preface and Acknowledgments
Maps
Introduction
1. Setting Foot in the Queen’s Land
2. Masculine and Feminine Internal Others in China
3. From the Valley of Beauties to the Eastern Queendom
4. The Queendom and Grassroots Politics
5. The Moluo Tourism Association: How Far to Go?
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Tenzin Jinba is professor of anthropology and sociology at Lanzhou University.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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