Islamic Shangri-La : Inter-Asian Relations and Lhasa's Muslim Communities, 1600 to 1960

Islamic Shangri-La Inter-Asian Relations and Lhasa's Muslim Communities, 1600 to 1960

"Islamic Shangri-La transports readers to the heart of the Himalayas as it traces the rise of the Tibetan Muslim community from the 17th century to the present. Radically altering popular interpretations that have portrayed Tibet as isolated and monolithically Buddhist, David Atwill's vibr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Atwill, David G., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland University of California Press 2018
Berkeley, CA : [2018]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Muslims > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History.
Muslims > China > Lhasa > History.
17th century.
20th century tibet.
central asia history.
citizenship.
cosmopolitan.
himalayas.
history of islam.
hybrid influences.
identity.
internal diversity of tibet.
islam.
isolated.
monolithically buddhist.
popular interpretations.
rise of post world war 2 asia.
subjecthood.
tibet.
tibetan muslim experience.
tibetan muslims.
tibetan society.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429947206719
Table of Contents:
  • Boundaries of belonging
  • Confronting the unexpected
  • How half-Tibetans made Tibet whole
  • Himalayan Asia
  • The Tibetan Muslim incident of 1960
  • Prisoners of Shangri- La.

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