The Concrete Plateau : Urban Tibetans and the Chinese Civilizing Machine /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Andrew, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization > Social aspects.
Tibetans > Ethnic identity.
Tibetans > Cultural assimilation.
Urbanisation > Aspect social > Chine > Xining (Qinghai)
Tibetains > Identite ethnique > Chine > Xining (Qinghai)
Tibetains > Acculturation > Chine > Xining (Qinghai)
Urbanization > Social aspects > China > Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
Tibetans > China > Xining (Qinghai Sheng) > Ethnic identity.
Tibetans > Cultural assimilation > China > Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
China > Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
Xining (Qinghai Sheng, China) > History > 21st century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (222 pages).
ISBN:9781501764103

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