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Commoners and nobles : hereditary divisions in Tibet

Paperback • 2005 • English

Commoners and nobles : hereditary divisions in Tibet

By Heidi Fjeld

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About the book

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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9788791114175

Publisher

Copenhagen : NIAS Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Commoners and nobles : hereditary divisions in Tibet

Format

Paperback

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