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Indiana University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good/Good. Condition: Dust jacket has slight tear Tibet exerts a powerful fascination far beyond its borders. Given its very remoteness and the all-encompassing character of Tibetan Buddhism, it has been the setting for countless works of romance, adventure and fantasy. Yet relatively few writers have studied Tibet as an evolving, contemporary society, despite the fact that for the last forty years this nation of over 5 million people has been confronting a dual challenge more critical than any other since the 'dark ages' of the tenth century: surviving Chinese Communism and confronting modernity. This book describes the character of that struggle. Identity, ethnicity, nationalism and the course of political protest since 1987 are principal themes, while religious iconography, the role of Buddhist nuns and monks and China's post-1980 reforms in Tibet are also discussed. The contributors include Tibetans and Chinese as well as Western experts, hence this is…
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by Robert Barnett (Editor); Shirin Akiner (Editor)
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- Title Resistance and Reform in Tibet
- Author Robert Barnett (Editor); Shirin Akiner (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
- Date 1994-12
- ISBN 9780253311313 / 0253311314
- Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 8.77 x 5.85 x 0.84 in (22.28 x 14.86 x 2.13 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Tibet (China) - Congresses
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93003072
- Dewey Decimal Code 951.5
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London : Hurst, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong Physical description: xxx, 314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents: British and Indian strategic perceptions of Tibet / Premen Addy -- Nationalities policy of the Chinese Communist Party and the Socialist transformation of Tibet / Warren W. Smith -- Change, conflicct and continuity among a community of nomadic pastoralists : a case study from Western Tibet, 1950-1990 / Melvyn C. Goldstein -- Mountain cults and national identity in Tibet / Samten G. Karmay -- Tibetan publications and national identity / Heather Stoddard -- Politicisation and the Tibetan language / Tsering W. Shakya -- Ideologiccal impact on Tibetan art / Per Kvaerne -- Tibetan resistance movement and the role of the C.I.A. / Jamyang Norbu --…
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