Frontier Tibet Patterns of Change in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands

Frontier Tibet: Patterns of Change in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands addresses a historical sequence that sealed the future of the Sino-Tibetan borderlands. It considers how starting in the late nineteenth century imperial formations and emerging nation-states developed competing schemes of integratio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gros, Stéphane (auth), Gros, Stephane, 1971- editor (editor)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Amsterdam University Press 2019
2020
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Asian borderlands.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419576306719
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Sumario:Frontier Tibet: Patterns of Change in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands addresses a historical sequence that sealed the future of the Sino-Tibetan borderlands. It considers how starting in the late nineteenth century imperial formations and emerging nation-states developed competing schemes of integration and debated about where the border between China and Tibet should be. It also ponders the ways in which this border is internalised today, creating within the People's Republic of China a space that retains some characteristics of a historical frontier. The region of eastern Tibet called Kham, the focus of this volume, is a productive lens through which processes of place-making and frontier dynamics can be analysed. Using historical records and ethnography, the authors challenge purely externalist approaches to convey a sense of Kham's own centrality and the agency of the actors involved. They contribute to a history from below that is relevant to the history of China and Tibet, and of comparative value for borderland studies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (555)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789463728713