Tibetan environmentalists in China : the King of Dzi
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Bibliographic Information
Tibetan environmentalists in China : the King of Dzi
（Studies in modern Tibetan culture）
Lexington Books, c2015
- : hbk.
Available at 2 libraries
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
: hbk.COE-SA200031084278
Note
Translated from the Chinese
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book weaves together the life stories of five extraordinary contemporary Tibetans involved in environmental protection (as well as a host of secondary characters): Tashi Dorje, a well-known and celebrated environmentalist; Karma Samdrup, a philanthropist, businessman, and environmentalist; Rinchen Samdrup, Karma's brother, another extraordinary environmentalist; Gendun, a painter, historian, and researcher from Amdo; and Musuo, a Tibetan from the Dechin area of northwest Yunnan who founded the Khawakarpo Culture Society.
In the politically fraught and ever-worsening situation for Tibetans within China today, it is often said that the only possible path for a better solution will be through a change in the way that the majority Chinese society thinks about and understands Tibetans, their aspirations, histories, and desires. This book provides the first such account by drawing readers in with beautiful narrative prose and fascinating stories, and then using their attention to demystify Tibetans, cultivating in the reader a sense of empathy as well as facts upon which to rebuild an intercultural understanding. It is the first work that seriously aims to let the Chinese public understand Tibetans as both products of an admirable culture and as complex individuals negotiating religious ideals, economic change, and sociopolitical constraints. In short it opens up a whole new way of understanding Tibet.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Seeking Buddha
Chapter Two: Coming Out
Chapter Three: Wasteland
Chapter Four: Love
Chapter Five: Seeking the Way
Chapter Six: Running away
Chapter Seven: Homecoming
Epilogue: Return to Lhasa
Appendix: Interview Time and Location
by "Nielsen BookData"