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Title

Tibetan studies in comparative perspective / edited by Chih-yu Shih and Yu-wen Chen.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Shi, Zhiyu, 1958-
• Chen, Youwen.

Description

viii, 173 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Summary

Politics, history, and religion have long lent Tibet a glamorous air, particularly in the West. But Tibet can be understood in an astonishingly wide variety of other ways, including linguistic, ecological, environmental and climatological, geographical, geological, economic, biologic, sociologic, medicinal. Tibetan Studies in Comparative Perspective touches on all the elements of the Tibet issue, offering invaluable insight to a wide variety of readers, from specialists to those with a general interest in the topic. By putting readers into the shoes of all the stakeholders, from the Dalai Lama in his home in exile and the various Tibetan exile communities, to decision makers in Beijing, New Delhi, Washington and London, the issues at stake come into bold relief. Furthermore, the book examines the potential opportunities that lay ahead, documents where and how Tibetans have been dispersed and offers a glimpse into the social and political undercurrents sending shudders through this exiled nation. With the chasm between exiles and indigenous Tibetans growing ever-larger, what challenges do Tibetans confront just to remain Tibetan? And how will this shape the future of their political movement? The book provides a timely re-examination of the contemporary predicament of Tibetans, both in and out of Tibet.

Uniform Title

Asian ethnicity.

Subject

• Research
• Study skills
• Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Research
• Tibet Region > Study and teaching
• China > Tibet Autonomous Region
• Tibet Region

Note

• Most contributions originally published in various issues of the journal Asian ethnicity.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

SECTION 1. Introduction -- The tale of an (un- )contested people : the many faces of Tibetans and Tibetan studies / Chih-yu Shih and Yu-wen Chen -- SECTION 2. The "what" and "why" of Tibetan studies -- Tibet studies / Claude Arpi -- Tibetology in contemporary China : current situation and characteristics / Yongbin Du -- Tibet studies in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore / Colin Mackerras -- SECTION 3. The Tibet question -- Tibet as a factor impacting China studies in India / Sharad K. Soni and Reena Marwah -- India, China and Tibet : fundamental perceptions from Dharamsala, Beijing and New Delhi / B.R. Deepak -- A 'realist' hypocrisy? : scripting sovereignty in Sino-Tibetan relations and the changing posture of Britain and the United States / Simon T. Chang -- The Tibet question through the looking glass of Taiwan : comparative dynamics and sobering lessons / Yan Sun -- SECTION 4. Tibetans outside Tibet -- China's many Tibets : Diqing as a model for 'development with Tibetan characteristics'? / Ben Hillman -- Dispersal to Asia, Europe, and Australasia / Anne-Sophie Bentz [and others] -- When 'exile' becomes sedentary : on the quotidian experiences of 'India-born' Tibetans in Dharamsala, north India / Susan T. Chen.

Call Number

JFF 23-106

ISBN

• 9780415634847
• 0415634849

OCLC

793224482

Title

Tibetan studies in comparative perspective / edited by Chih-yu Shih and Yu-wen Chen.

Imprint

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Shi, Zhiyu, 1958-

Chen, Youwen.

Added Title

Asian ethnicity. 1463-1369.

Research Call Number

JFF 23-106