On the margins of Tibet cultural survival on the Sino-Tibetan frontier

"Ashild Kolas and Monika Thowsen have gathered an astounding array of data to quantify Tibetan cultural activities - involving Tibetan language, literature, visual arts, museums, performing arts, festivals, and religion. Their study is based on fieldwork and interviews conducted in the ethnic T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kolas, Ashild
Other Authors: Thowsen, Monika P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2005, ©2005
Series:Studies on ethnic groups in China
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The setting
  • Religious sites and the practice of religion
  • The dilemmas of education in Tibetan areas
  • In search of Tibetan culture
  • Culture as a way of life
  • Tibetan culture on the margins: destruction or reconstruction?
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index