History of Migrant Settlements on the Border of Yunnan

Author: Cang Ming
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features:
Introduction
1. Significance of the Topic
2. Review of Research Status
3. Research Methods
4. Main Arguments of the Book
Historical Process of Migration to Frontier Areas
1. Methods for Exploring Ethnic Migration Traces
2. Frontier Migration During the Qin and Han Periods
3. Frontier Migration During the Tang and Song Periods
4. Frontier Migration During the Ming Period
5. Frontier Migration from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China
6. Impact of Malaria on the Distribution of Han and Frontier Ethnic Groups
Summary
Chapter 2: Frontier Migration in the Second Half of the 20th Century
1. Rubber Migration in the 1950s-1970s
2. Spontaneous Migration After the 1980s
3. Migration and Settlement of the She and Dong People Before the 1980s
4. Off-site Development and Migration of Mountain Ethnic Groups in the 1990s
Summary
Chapter 3: Characteristics of Frontier Migration
1. Migration to Areas with Low Population Density
2. Migration Southward
3. Migration from Mountain to Mountain
4. Migration of Ethnic Groups to Gather Together
5. Progressive Migration
6. Principles of Choosing Migration Timing
7. Principles of Choosing Migration Distance
Summary
Chapter 4: Socio-Cultural Impacts of Migration
1. Impact of Migration on the Immigrant Society
2. Cultural Influx and Cultural Diversity
3. Migration Culture
4. Transmission of Material Culture
Summary
Chapter 5: Ethnic Migration and Frontier Ethnic Relations
1. Formation of Economic Interdependence Between Mountain and Plain Ethnic Groups
2. Interdependence Between Frontier and Inland Ethnic Groups
3. Ethnic Migration and Ethnic Integration
Summary
Conclusion
References
Postscript