The Eastern Queendom Dispute and Grassroots Politics on the Sino-Tibetan Border
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6008573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jinba Tenzin (0000-0001-9571-5487, Lanzhou University, corresponding author), Tenzin Jinba (Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 511-540 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-7004 • E-ISSN: 1552-6836 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0097700413498471 |
| OpenAlex | W2072429747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
In a collective action to reclaim the label of the Eastern Queendom—a legendary matriarchal kingdom—the villagers in Suopo township, Danba county, Sichuan take advantage of the media and a newly founded tourism association to press their claims by highlighting their political marginality in Danba and condemning the local state for its favoritism and partisanship. In consequence, a struggle over the “ownership” of the queendom has both manifested and generated the reconfiguration of grassroots politics on this part of the Sino-Tibetan border: exacerbated society-state relations, diversified societal and state sectors, and enhanced political participation of both elites and villagers. The locals are simultaneously engaged in an identity politics to define their manifold identities along the lines of Chinese citizenship, inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic sameness and differences, regional/local ties, professional/peasant status, marginality/majority perceptions, and (other) political stances such as loyalty to the party-state
Citizenship · Ethnic group · Grassroots · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
China's minorities
Collective Resistance in China
Rightful Resistance in Rural China
Taxation without Representation in Contemporary Rural China
Popular Protest and Political Culture in Modern China
Trends in the Study of Chinese Politics
The Contemporary Study of Chinese Politics
Peasants without the Party
Minority Rules
Muslim Chinese
Displacing Desire
China's Ethnic Minorities and Globalisation
Margins and Centers
Circle of Protest
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |