Between winds and clouds : the making of Yunnan (second century BCE to twentieth century CE) / Bin Yang.

New York : Columbia University Press, 2014, ©2009.

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

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The southwest Silk Road -- Military campaigns against Yunnan -- Rule based on native customs -- Sinicization and indigenization -- Silver, cowries, and copper -- Classification into the Chinese national family -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Romanized terms.

Includes bibliographical references.

This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.