Tibetan Subjectivities on the Global Stage - Negotiating Dispossession (Hardcover)

Tibetan Subjectivities on the Global Stage: Negotiating Dispossession explores the many ways Tibetans are reimagining their cultural identity since the communist takeover of Tibet in the 1950s. Focusing on developments taking place in Tibet and the diaspora, this collection of essays addresses a wide range of issues at the heart of Tibetan modernity. From the political dynamics of the exiled community in India to the production of contemporary Tibetan literature in the PRC, the collection delves into various aspects of current significance for the Tibetan community worldwide such as the construction of Bon identity in exile, the strategic use of the discourse of development or the issue of cultural and linguistic purity in an increasingly hybrid and globalized world. Moving away from the preservationist paradigm that regards Tibetan culture as an endangered and precious object, the essays in this book portray Tibetan identities in motion, as lived subjectivities that travel, change and creatively reimagine themselves on various global stages. Even if recent Tibetan history is marked by imposed transitions and a sense of dispossession, this collection highlights the ways Tibetans have not only managed traumatic historical events but also become agents of change and reinventors of their own traditions.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
Release date:	November 2018
Editors:	Shelly Bhoil • Enrique Galvan-Alvarez
Introduction by:	Thierry Dodin
Contributors:	Franz Xaver Erhard • Julia Meredith Hess • Kamila Hladikova • Lama Jabb • Frank J. Korom • Per Kvaerne • Thomas Kauffmann
Dimensions:	238 x 157 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	262
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-5238-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-5238-2
Barcode:	9781498552387

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