Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072114
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
this copiously illustrated book is a fascinating account of these remarkable people, of their traditional way of survival. In a world where indigenous peoples and their environments are vanishing at alarming rates, the survival of this way of life represents an unexpected and heartening victory for humanity.
Nomads of Western Tibet
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072114
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
this copiously illustrated book is a fascinating account of these remarkable people, of their traditional way of survival. In a world where indigenous peoples and their environments are vanishing at alarming rates, the survival of this way of life represents an unexpected and heartening victory for humanity.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072114
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
this copiously illustrated book is a fascinating account of these remarkable people, of their traditional way of survival. In a world where indigenous peoples and their environments are vanishing at alarming rates, the survival of this way of life represents an unexpected and heartening victory for humanity.
Tibet in the Western Imagination
Author: T. Neuhaus
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137264837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137264837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.
Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang
Author: Ben Hillman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231540442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Despite more than a decade of rapid economic development, rising living standards, and large-scale improvements in infrastructure and services, China's western borderlands are awash in a wave of ethnic unrest not seen since the 1950s. Through on-the-ground interviews and firsthand observations, the international experts in this volume create an invaluable record of the conflicts and protests as they have unfolded—the most extensive chronicle of events to date. The authors examine the factors driving the unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang and the political strategies used to suppress them. They also explain why certain areas have seen higher concentrations of ethnic-based violence than others. Essential reading for anyone struggling to understand the origins of unrest in contemporary Tibet and Xinjiang, this volume considers the role of propaganda and education as generators and sources of conflict. It links interethnic strife to economic growth and connects environmental degradation to increased instability. It captures the subtle difference between violence in urban Xinjiang and conflict in rural Tibet, with detailed portraits of everyday individuals caught among the pressures of politics, history, personal interest, and global movements with local resonance.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231540442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Despite more than a decade of rapid economic development, rising living standards, and large-scale improvements in infrastructure and services, China's western borderlands are awash in a wave of ethnic unrest not seen since the 1950s. Through on-the-ground interviews and firsthand observations, the international experts in this volume create an invaluable record of the conflicts and protests as they have unfolded—the most extensive chronicle of events to date. The authors examine the factors driving the unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang and the political strategies used to suppress them. They also explain why certain areas have seen higher concentrations of ethnic-based violence than others. Essential reading for anyone struggling to understand the origins of unrest in contemporary Tibet and Xinjiang, this volume considers the role of propaganda and education as generators and sources of conflict. It links interethnic strife to economic growth and connects environmental degradation to increased instability. It captures the subtle difference between violence in urban Xinjiang and conflict in rural Tibet, with detailed portraits of everyday individuals caught among the pressures of politics, history, personal interest, and global movements with local resonance.
China's Great Train
Author: Abrahm Lustgarten
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805090185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Lustgarten's book is a timely and provocative account of China's unstoppable quest to build a railway into Tibet, and the nation's obsession to transform its land and its people.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805090185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Lustgarten's book is a timely and provocative account of China's unstoppable quest to build a railway into Tibet, and the nation's obsession to transform its land and its people.
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Author: Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Re-enchantment
Author: Jeffery Paine
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393019681
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
With great flair for both the sublime and the human, Paine narrates in page-turning, richly informative fashion how Tibetan Buddhism--rarefied and sensual, mystical and commonsensical--became the ideal religion for a "post-religious" age.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393019681
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
With great flair for both the sublime and the human, Paine narrates in page-turning, richly informative fashion how Tibetan Buddhism--rarefied and sensual, mystical and commonsensical--became the ideal religion for a "post-religious" age.
A History of Western Tibet
Author: August Hermann Francke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Discoveries in Western Tibet and the Western Himalayas
Author: International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004155201
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Recent archaeological discoveries and scientific research especially focussed on western Tibet and the western Himalayas have resulted in a remarkable redefinition of the historical and cultural processes of the entire Indo-Tibetan civilisation. The present volume reflects these sometimes startling new insights for the first time, covering the wide time range from the Zhang zhung period up to the 20th century, spanning secular, religious and economic history, as well as art and archaeology.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004155201
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Recent archaeological discoveries and scientific research especially focussed on western Tibet and the western Himalayas have resulted in a remarkable redefinition of the historical and cultural processes of the entire Indo-Tibetan civilisation. The present volume reflects these sometimes startling new insights for the first time, covering the wide time range from the Zhang zhung period up to the 20th century, spanning secular, religious and economic history, as well as art and archaeology.
Tibetan Buddhism in Western Perspective
Author: Herbert V. Guenther
Publisher: Emeryville, Calif. : Dharma Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher: Emeryville, Calif. : Dharma Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Reflections of Mind
Author: Tarthang Tulku
Publisher: Dharma Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Pioneers in the healing professions offer essays based on personal encounters with Tarthang Tulku.
Publisher: Dharma Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Pioneers in the healing professions offer essays based on personal encounters with Tarthang Tulku.