Rebellion and the emergence of national identity
suggested readings:
1. 'Who were the Manchus?' The Journal of Asian Studies / Volume 61 / Issue 01 / February 2002, pp 151-164
2. 'Postscript: Race and Revolution at the End of the Empire', which is the final chapter in Crossley, A Translucent Mirror, e-book, http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=b2061523~S1
3. David G. Atwill (2003). Blinkered Visions: Islamic Identity, Hui Ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in Southwest China, 1856—1873. The Journal of Asian Studies, 62, pp 1079-1108. doi:10.2307/3591760.
further readings:
Edward Rhoads, Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power 2000 (not in library, but some of it visible on Google books; or try to read some book reviews of this book).