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Yudru Tsomu - The Rise of Gönpo Namgyel in Kham: The Blind Warrior of Nyarong - 9780739177921 - V9780739177921
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The Rise of Gönpo Namgyel in Kham: The Blind Warrior of Nyarong

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Description for The Rise of Gönpo Namgyel in Kham: The Blind Warrior of Nyarong Hardback. This book presents a case study of the ascendancy of Gonpo Namgyel, a minor Tibetan chieftain in Kham who had a great impact on Sino-Tibetan relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
This book examines the ascendancy of a minor nineteenth-century Tibetan chieftain Gönpo Namgyel who hailed from Eastern Kham, a frontier region situated between the power centers of Central Tibet and Qing China. For most of the nineteenth century, Gönpo Namgyel dominated the politics of Kham and posed a serious challenge to both the Qing and Lhasa regimes. The study explores the dynamics of local and national politics, as well as the tensions over power and authority between the two power centers. Drawing upon both Tibetan and Chinese primary sources, the study sheds new light on the governance and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lexington Books
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739177921
SKU
V9780739177921
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About Yudru Tsomu
Yudru Tsomu is associate professor at the Center for Tibetan Studies, Sichuan University.

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Yudru Tsomu's book, The Rise of Gönpo Namgyel in Kham: The Blind Warrior of Nyarong, is a vitally important and inspiring work that represents a new standard not only for Eastern Tibetan history, the focus for events in the book, but also for the study of border regions of the Tibetan cultural world more generally.... Yudru Tsomu's vivid representation of ... Read more

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