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The concrete plateau urban Tibetans and the Chinese civilizing machine

"The Concrete Plateau discusses Tibetans' migration to Xining, a large city on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Although twenty-first-century urban planning in Xining has made the city more similar to other cities across China, Tibetans nevertheless use urban resources and networks to create a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grant, Andrew, 1984- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2022
Colección:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The Concrete Plateau discusses Tibetans' migration to Xining, a large city on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Although twenty-first-century urban planning in Xining has made the city more similar to other cities across China, Tibetans nevertheless use urban resources and networks to create a subaltern Tibetan city that sustains their identity"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781501764110
150176411X
9781501764103
1501764101