On the Margins of Tibet: Cultural Survival on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier

by Ashild Kolas, Monika P Thowsen, Monika P. Thowsen

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Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804101

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 Tibetan cultural life.

Ashild Kolas and Monika Thowsen have gathered an astounding array...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295984813
• ISBN13: 9780295984810
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"