Commoners and Nobles: Hereditary Divisions in Tibet

Commoners and Nobles: Hereditary Divisions in Tibet
ISBN-10
8791114179
ISBN-13
9788791114175
Category
History
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
NIAS Press
Author
Heidi Fjeld

Description

This study explores how Tibetans manoeuvre within two contradictory value systems - those of old Tibet and the new People's Republic of China - balancing between ideals and pragmatism. More specifically, it asks how it is that the social categories of pre-communist Lhasa persist and are relevant in daily life despite decades of Chinese rule and the comprehensive restructuring of Tibetan society.

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