Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Concrete PlateauCondition: NewSubtitle: Urban Tibetans and the Chinese Civilizing MachineISBN-10: 1501764098EAN: 9781501764097ISBN: 9781501764097Publisher: Cornell University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/15/2022Description: 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 with urban life in the growing city of Xining, the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. Grant shows how Tibetans' actions to sustain their community challenge China's civilizing machine: a product of state-led urbanization that seeks to marginalize ethnic and indigenous groups. In their homes, neighborhoods, and businesses, Tibetans' assertion of cultural identity and modification of the built environment has prevented their assimilation into China's national urban project. The Concrete Plateau presents insights into the politics of urban development not only in Tibet and China, but to contexts of urban diversity all around world. Its findings are important for studies of urban development in the Global South where in-migrating ethnic and indigenous groups are negotiating top-down urban projects. Grant's book offers a profound rethinking of urbanization, rurality, culture, and the politics of place.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Andrew GrantGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia UniversityTopic: Science Nature & Math, HistoryItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 907gRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Concrete Plateau
Title: The Concrete Plateau
Subtitle: Urban Tibetans and the Chinese Civilizing Machine
ISBN-10: 1501764098
EAN: 9781501764097
ISBN: 9781501764097
Release Date: 07/15/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia Univers
Book Title: Concrete Plateau : Urban Tibetans and the Chinese Civilizing Machine
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Asia / General, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Comparative Politics, Asia / China
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Andrew Grant
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser.
Format: Hardcover
