RT Book
T1 Islamic Shangri-La: Inter-Asian Relations and Lhasa's Muslim Communities, 1600 to 1960
A1 Atwill, David G
LA English
PP Berkeley, CA
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1687262500
AB A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Islamic Shangri-La transports readers to the heart of the Himalayas as it traces the rise of the Tibetan Muslim community from the 17th century to the present. Radically altering popular interpretations that have portrayed Tibet as isolated and monolithically Buddhist, David Atwill's vibrant account demonstrates how truly cosmopolitan Tibetan society was by highlighting the hybrid influences and internal diversity of Tibet. In its exploration of the Tibetan Muslim experience, this book presents an unparalleled perspective of Tibet's standing during the rise of post-World War II Asia
AB Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Boundaries of Belonging -- Chapter 2. Confronting the Unexpected -- Chapter 3. How Half-Tibetans Made Tibet Whole -- Chapter 4. Himalayan Asia -- Chapter 5. The Tibetan Muslim Incident of 1960 -- Chapter 6. Prisoners of Shangri-La -- Glossary -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
NO Open Access unrestricted online access star
CN DS731.M87
SN 9780520971332
K1 Muslims : China : Tibet Autonomous Region : History
K1 Muslims : China : Lhasa : History
K1 History (General)
K1 History of Asia
K1 HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia
K1 17th century
K1 20th century tibet
K1 central asia history
K1 citizenship
K1 cosmopolitan
K1 himalayas
K1 history of islam
K1 hybrid influences
K1 identity
K1 internal diversity of tibet
K1 islam
K1 isolated
K1 monolithically buddhist
K1 popular interpretations
K1 rise of post world war 2 asia
K1 subjecthood
K1 tibet
K1 tibetan muslim experience
K1 tibetan muslims
K1 tibetan society
DO 10.1515/9780520971332