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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2022
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Colección: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9781501764110 150176411X 9781501764103 1501764101 |