Greater Tibet : An Examination of Borders, Ethnic Boundaries, and Cultural Areas.
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- computer
- online resource
- 9781498506458
- 951/.5
- DS785.I665 2016
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Transliterations -- Introduction: Greater Tibet -- 1 Tibetan Exile or Diaspora -- 2 Another Tibet at the Heart of Qing China -- 3 The Rawang Tribes of Highland Southeast Asia -- 4 Tibet as a State -- 5 The Role of India's National Interests vis-à-vis Tibet -- 6 The Baltistan Movement on Facebook -- 7 A Case for Gelukpa Governance -- 8 Essay: Buddhism Post-Soviet Union -- 9 Essay: A Greater Tibet and the Irony of Liberation -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
The papers in this volume examine the variations of cultural expression within "Greater Tibet," a conceptual framework that considers Tibeto-Burman speakers and their mutual affiliations as a group different from the larger nation-states in which they now find themselves.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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