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Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China
Gray Tuttle
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Description for Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China
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. This work offers insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
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 interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. After the fall of the Qing ... Read more
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 interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. After the fall of the Qing ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231134460
SKU
V9780231134460
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Gray Tuttle
Gray Tuttle is Leila Hadley Luce Assistant Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.
Reviews for Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China
Tuttle's extensive original research lends itself to a lively and detailed account... Essential Reading.
Benjamin Bogin BUDDHADHARMA This book offers a nuanced examination of a complicated relationship... Recommended. Choice Tuttle approaches this complicated history with courage and clarity of perspective... Tuttle has done us a great service.
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite American Historical Review Gray Tuttle's scholarship is of ... Read more
Benjamin Bogin BUDDHADHARMA This book offers a nuanced examination of a complicated relationship... Recommended. Choice Tuttle approaches this complicated history with courage and clarity of perspective... Tuttle has done us a great service.
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite American Historical Review Gray Tuttle's scholarship is of ... Read more