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Islamic Shangri-La transports readers to the heart of the Himalayas as it traces the rise of the Tibetan Muslim community from the 17th century to the present. Radically altering popular interpretations that have portrayed Tibet as isolated and monolithically Buddhist, David Atwill's vibrant account demonstrates how truly cosmopolitan Tibetan society was by highlighting the hybrid influences and internal diversity of Tibet. In its exploration of the Tibetan Muslim experience, this book presents an unparalleled perspective of Tibet's standing during the rise of post–World War II Asia.
Islamic Shangri-La transports readers to the heart of the Himalayas as it traces the rise of the Tibetan Muslim community from the 17th century to the present. Radically altering popular interpretations that have portrayed Tibet as isolated and monolithically Buddhist, David Atwill's vibrant account demonstrates how truly cosmopolitan Tibetan society was by highlighting the hybrid influences and internal diversity of Tibet. In its exploration of the Tibetan Muslim experience, this book presents an unparalleled perspective of Tibet's standing during the rise of post–World War II Asia.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 258
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
09 October 2018
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520299733
Format: Paperback
"Professor Atwill deserves credit for bringing attention to a fascinating minority group in Tibet, one that had been neglected in many histories of Tibet."
"Islamic Shangri-La is a pioneering work in the study of Tibetan Muslims and an indispensable contribution to the growing literature and scholarship in Tibetan borderlands studies."
"Atwill’s contribution to this specialized field is substantial and includes insightful discussions of several important topics."
"Atwill provides an illuminating look at the history of state-formation Himalayan Asia itself."
"For those in Tibetan studies, Atwill’s work provides a serious challenge to uncritical definitions of a timeless ‘Tibetan’ identity and will provide as many questions as it does answers. Outside of those interested in the Himalayan region, this work will also appeal to cultural historians and those interested in the processes by which the categories of religion, ethnicity, and nation mutually inform and constitute one another across time and space."
"A wonderfully global history of identity and connection. . . .Islamic Shangri-La is a deeply important and overdue work that will be of immense value to many audiences."
David G. Atwill is Associate Professor of History at Penn State University where he teaches a broad range of courses on China, Tibet, and world history. His previous books include The Chinese Sultanate: Islam, Ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in Southwestern China, 1856–1873 and Sources in Chinese History: Diverse Perspectives from 1644 to the Present.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Boundaries of Belonging
Chapter 2. Confronting the Unexpected
Chapter 3. How Half-Tibetans Made Tibet Whole
Chapter 4. Himalayan Asia
Chapter 5. The Tibetan Muslim Incident of 1960
Chapter 6. Prisoners of Shangri-La
Glossary
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Boundaries of Belonging
Chapter 2. Confronting the Unexpected
Chapter 3. How Half-Tibetans Made Tibet Whole
Chapter 4. Himalayan Asia
Chapter 5. The Tibetan Muslim Incident of 1960
Chapter 6. Prisoners of Shangri-La
Glossary
Notes
Works Cited
Index