| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
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Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Building the concrete plateau -- Circulations and dreams on the urbanizing plateau -- Remembering Xining -- Civilized city -- Uncivilized city -- Building Tibetan places -- Conclusion: Urbanization as civilizing machine |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
life in tibet, urbanization in the himalayas, genocide in tibet, belt and road initiative tibet |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 23, 2022) |
| Subject |
Tibetans -- Cultural assimilation -- China -- Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
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Tibetans -- China -- Xining (Qinghai Sheng) -- Ethnic identity
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Urbanization -- Social aspects -- China -- Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
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HISTORY / Asia / China
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Tibetans -- Cultural assimilation
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Tibetans -- Ethnic identity
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Urbanization -- Social aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Xining (Qinghai Sheng, China) -- History -- 21st century
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| Subject |
China -- Xining (Qinghai Sheng)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021061794 |
| ISBN |
9781501764110 |
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150176411X |
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9781501764103 |
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1501764101 |
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