Zenel Garcia - Chinas Western Frontier and Eurasia: The Politics of State and Region-Building

Zenel Garcia

First published 2022
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ISBN: 978-0-367-69443-2 (hbk)
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DOI: 10.4324/9781003141822

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Although this book is a single-authored manuscript, there is no doubt that its completion is the product of effort of many important individuals who have helped me grow as a scholar and as a person. This project began as a doctoral dissertation, and, therefore, I would like to express my gratitude to my doctoral committee whose support and feedback were instrumental in the development and completion of this manuscript. I thank my advisor and mentor, Thomas Breslin, for his endless support and counsel. It is he to whom I owe my deep interest in Chinese frontier politics. I would also like to acknowledge Mohiaddin Mesbahi for his guidance and instilling in me an interest in political discourses, without which this study would not have been conceived in its current form. I am also indebted to Jin Zeng, who has supported me long before contemplating graduate school and whose feedback in framing the study and telling a compelling story was crucial to the development of this manuscript. In the end, although not members of my doctoral committee, I would also like to express my gratitude to Harry D. Gould and Susanne Zwingel, both of whom have played a pivotal role in my socialization to the discipline and my development as a scholar.

Additionally, I want to extend my gratitude to my colleagues in the Government Department at St. Lawrence University. The supportive environment they have created has been instrumental in allowing me the time and resources to revise and update this manuscript for publication. I especially want to thank my former and current department chairs, Christopher Buck and Kristin McKie, who have ensured that I receive the support and resources necessary for my professional development and success. I am also thankful to Grace Huang, who has been a mentor to me in my time here at SLU.