{"product_id":"exile-from-the-grasslands-9780295748191","title":"Exile from the Grasslands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eExile from the Grasslands\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental work for understanding the socio-economic and cultural transformation that has taken place in recent decades among Tibetan nomads in western China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Inner Asia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] well-balanced account of Tibetan pastoralists’ responses to, and experiences of, Chinese development projects.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a refreshingly clear fashion, the author untangles and traces the often-overlapping paths of policies from the top levels of the central government to the local levels ofimplementation. In this regard, \u003ci\u003eExile from the Grasslands\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome addition for introducing undergraduate and graduate students to development policy in Tibetan areas of China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * China Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ptáčková examines the competing explanations of why the grasslands have deteri-orated since the incorporation of Tibet into the Chinese state. What emerges from her analysis is a clear statement that while recent land-use activities by some pastoralists have contributed to the situation, the often unintended but nevertheless real conse-quences of Chinese state policies themselves and their inconsistent implementation and often contradictory goals are primarily to blame.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Anthropological Research *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ptáčková’s work is a valuable source of information about current state-led development and transformation in Zêkog, Amdo Tibet. This book will undoubtedly be of interest and value for scholars, students and practitioners working in the fields of rural development studies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Nomadic Peoples *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ptáčková’s brief work takes a complicated web of history, culture, dreams of modernity (by both the state and its people) and deftly crafts a discussion that informs readers of any level of the issues facing Tibetan herding communities as China faces the expanding impacts of climate change, global economic chaos, and more.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Net Reviews *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400896815447,"sku":"9780295748191","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295748191.jpg?v=1730471881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exile-from-the-grasslands-9780295748191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}