Paljor Tsarong

The Life and Times of George Tsarong of Tibet, 1920-1970

A Lord of the Traditional Tibetan State

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the life of an aristocrat official of the traditional precapitalist Tibetan state. The author analyzes his education, civil service career, and political intrigues as well as the fall of the state and the complex social and psychological aspects of occupation and exile.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 836g
• ISBN-13: 9781793641779
• ISBN-10: 1793641773
• Artikelnr.: 62225360

Autorenporträt

By Paljor Tsarong

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgment
A Note on Romanization
Maps
1 The House of Tsarong
2 A Sojourn in India
3 The School Years in Lhasa
4 Gyantse, the Estates and the Interregnum Period
5 Darjeeling, Lhasa and Calcutta
6 A Young State Bureaucrat
7 The Great Song and the Ode to the Arrow
8 State Rituals and Ceremonies
9 The Tragic Regency Period
10 A Senior State Bureaucrat
11 Under China's Occupation
12 In China and India
13 Early Years in Exile
14 Economic Investments of the Tibetan State in Exile
Appendix A: List of Correct Tibetan Spellings
Glossary of Key Terms
References
Index
About the Author