Tibetan Environmentalists in China - The King of Dzi (Hardcover)

This book weaves together the life stories of five extraordinary contemporary Tibetans involved in environmental protection (as well as a host of secondary characters): Tashi Dorje, a well-known and celebrated environmentalist; Karma Samdrup, a philanthropist, businessman, and environmentalist; Rinchen Samdrup, Karma's brother, another extraordinary environmentalist; Gendun, a painter, historian, and researcher from Amdo; and Musuo, a Tibetan from the Dechin area of northwest Yunnan who founded the Khawakarpo Culture Society. In the politically fraught and ever-worsening situation for Tibetans within China today, it is often said that the only possible path for a better solution will be through a change in the way that the majority Chinese society thinks about and understands Tibetans, their aspirations, histories, and desires. This book provides the first such account by drawing readers in with beautiful narrative prose and fascinating stories, and then using their attention to demystify Tibetans, cultivating in the reader a sense of empathy as well as facts upon which to rebuild an intercultural understanding. It is the first work that seriously aims to let the Chinese public understand Tibetans as both products of an admirable culture and as complex individuals negotiating religious ideals, economic change, and sociopolitical constraints. In short it opens up a whole new way of understanding Tibet.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
Release date:	December 2015
Authors:	LIU Jianqiang
Translators:	Ian Rowen • Cyrus K. Hui • Emily T. Yeh
Dimensions:	237 x 158 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-9973-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-7391-9973-0
Barcode:	9780739199732

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