On the margins of Tibet cultural survival on the Sino-Tibetan frontier

The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. But what is Tibetan culture and how should it be developed or preserved? The Chinese authorities and the Tibetans in exile present conflicting views on almost every aspect of T...

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Autor principal: Kolas, Ashild (-)
Otros Autores: Thowsen, Monika P.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press c2005.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Studies on ethnic groups in China.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434176806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1 / The Setting; 2 / Religious Sites and the Practice of Religion; 3 / The Dilemmas of Education in Tibetan Areas; 4 / In Search of Tibetan Culture; 5 / Culture As a Way of Life; 6 / Tibetan Culture on the Margins: Destruction or Reconstruction?; Appendixes; 1 / Administrative Divisions in the People's Republic of China; 2 / Demographic Composition in the Autonomous Prefectures; 3 / Data on Religion; 4 / Data on Bilingual Education; 5 / Place-Names in Chinese and Tibetan; 6 / Guide for Semi-Structured Interviews
  • NotesChinese and Tibetan Glossary; References; Index