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LEADER: 02056cam a22003254a 4500
001 2005037145
003 DLC
005 20120509164902.0
008 051221s2006 mauab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005037145
020 $a0631225749 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780631225744 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm62738592
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBWKUK$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dVP@$dEZU$dBTN$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-cc-ti
050 00 $aDS786$b.K313 2006
082 00 $a951/.5$222
100 1 $aKapstein, Matthew.
245 14 $aThe Tibetans /$cMatthew T. Kapstein.
260 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford :$bBlackwell Pub.,$c2006.
300 $axviii, 360 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aPeoples of Asia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-340) and index.
505 0 $aThe vessel and its contents -- Prehistory and early legends -- The Tsenpo's imperial dominion -- Fragmentation and hegemonic power -- The role of the Dalai Lamas -- Tibetan society -- Religious life and thought -- The sites of knowledge -- Tibet in the modern world.
520 1 $a"The Tibetans provides a comprehensive introduction to this land, orienting the reader to the Tibetan geographical region and its inhabitants. Topics treated here include Tibetan religious and political history, together with major aspects of Tibetan culture: social institutions, religious and philosophical traditions, literature and the arts. A concluding chapter discusses the fragile position of Tibetan civilization in the modern world, surveying events that have transpired since Tibet's incorporation into the People's Republic of China."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aTibet Autonomous Region (China)$xCivilization.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037145.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005037145-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005037145-d.html