Book

The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier: their origin, history and social organization

American Philosophical Society44 (1) • Published In 1954 • Pages: 138

By: Schram, Louis, Lattimore, Owen.

Abstract
This study concentrates on the clan and family life of the Monguor who live just east of Kokonor, on the Kansu-Chinghai boundary. Special attention is given to the effects of Chinese indirect rule upon Monguor social organization; i.e., the transformation of the clan chief into the T'u-ssu and the resulting changes in land tenure and local government. There is much description of acculturation between Monguor, Chinese, and Tibetan. An introduction by Owen Lattimore (pp. 4-17) summarizes the book. Two maps locate precisely the people described by Father Schram.
Subjects
Location
Historical reconstruction
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Avuncular and nepotic relatives
Localized kin groups
Community structure
Taxation and public income
culture
Monguor
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Arthur Fields ; 1956
Field Date
1911-1922
Coverage Date
1271-1922
Coverage Place
Xining Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China
Notes
[by] Louis M.J. Schram ; introduction by Owen Lattimore
Includes bibliographical references
Schram lived in Xining (Hsining) district, or prefecture, in western Gansu (Kansu) Province, a region known as Kokonor. After he left, Xining became the capital of the new province of Qinghai (Chinghai). The Monguor territory was centered on Xining, if not strictly congruent with the prefecture, and included land along the Qinghai-Gansu border. For specificity sake, I limited the place coverage designation to Xining Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Schram bases his study on his ethnographic fieldwork (1911-1921) and historical records from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) Dynasties, the former includes references from the Mongol period (1271-1368). (Notes added by Ian Skoggard, 2004)
LCCN
54006120
LCSH
Mongour (Chinese people)