Greater Tibet : An Examination of Borders, Ethnic Boundaries, and Cultural Areas.
Klieger, P. Christiaan.
Greater Tibet : An Examination of Borders, Ethnic Boundaries, and Cultural Areas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (182 pages)
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.
9781498506458
Borderlands - China - Tibet Autonomous Region.
Electronic books.
DS785.I665 2016
951/.5
Greater Tibet : An Examination of Borders, Ethnic Boundaries, and Cultural Areas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (182 pages)
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.
9781498506458
Borderlands - China - Tibet Autonomous Region.
Electronic books.
DS785.I665 2016
951/.5