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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-11 - Publisher: Birkhäuser
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Language: en
Pages: 307
Pages: 307
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-15 - Publisher: University of Washington Press
Only fifty years ago, Tibetan medicine, now seen in China as a vibrant aspect of Tibetan culture, was considered a feudal vestige to be eliminated through gover
Language: en
Pages: 347
Pages: 347
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
The violent protests in Lhasa in 2008 against Chinese rule were met by disbelief and anger on the part of Chinese citizens and state authorities, perplexed by T
Language: en
Pages: 176
Pages: 176
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-09-12 - Publisher: Routledge
This book explores the relationship between tourism, culture and ethnic identity in Tibet in , focusing in particular on Shangrila, a Tibetan region in Southwes
Language: en
Pages: 244
Pages: 244
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they moved to reestablish their "traditional" borders and in 1959 annexed Tibet. Most monasteries were closed
