The Concrete Plateau: Urban Tibetans and the Chinese Civilizing Machine

by Andrew Grant

In The Concrete Plateau , Andrew Grant examines the ways that urbanization has extended into the Tibetan Plateau. Many people still think of Tibetans as not being urban, or that if they do live in cities, this means that they have lost something. Much of this is relates to the expectation that urbanization can only erode essential aspects of Tibetan culture. Grant pushes back against this notion through his in-depth exploration of Tibetans' experiences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501764098
• ISBN13: 9781501764097
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up