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Author:

Tuttle, Gray.

Title:

Tibetan Buddhists in the making of modern China / Gray Tuttle.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xviii, 337 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Tibet (China)--History--1951-
Buddhism--Tibet--Tibet--Political aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-324) and index.

Contents:

Imperial Traditions -- Global Forces in Asia (1870s-1910s) -- Buddhism as a Pan-Asian Religion (1890s-I928) -- Overcoming Barriers Between China and Tibet (1929-1931) -- The Failure of Racial and Nationalist Ideologies (1928-1932) -- The Merging of Secular and Religious Systems (1931-1935) -- Linking Chinese and Tibetan Cultures (I934-1950s).

Summary:

"Over the past century and with varying degrees of success, China has tried to integrate Tibet into the modern Chinese nation-state. In this groundbreaking work, Gray Tuttle reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. Beyond exploring the interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion on East Asia."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0231134460 (hbk.)
9780231134460 (hbk.)
0231134479 (pbk.)
9780231134477 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55228963

LCCN:

2004050213

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)