The battle for fortune state-led development, personhood, and power among Tibetans in China / Charlene Makley.
| Author/creator | Makley, Charlene E., 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
| Contents | Introduction : Olympic time and dilemmas of development in China's Tibet -- The dangers of the gift master -- The mountain deity and the state : voice, deity mediumship and land expropriation in Jima village -- Othering spaces, cementing treasure : concrete, money, and the politics of value in Kharnak village school -- The melodious sound of the right-turning conch : historiography and Buddhist counter-development in Langmo village -- Spectacular compassion : "natural" disasters, national mourning, and the unquiet dead -- Epilogue : the kindly solemn face of the female Buddha. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Makley, Charlene E., 1964- author. Battle for fortune Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501719646 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017040967 |
| ISBN | 9781501719653 (pdf) |
| ISBN | 9781501719660 (epub/mobi) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |