Upriver journeys : diaspora and empire in southern China, 1570-1850 /
Miles, Steven B.,1964-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Imperial intermediaries: Officials: agents of empire in the upriver frontier, 1570-1740 -- Students: migration and civil examinations, 1570-1760 -- Merchants: commercial networks and state support, 1700-1850 -- II. Diasporic families: Husbands and wives in the West River basin -- Upriver settlers and delta lineages.
Chinese
Migration, Internal
River life