{"product_id":"the-concrete-plateau-9781501764097","title":"The Concrete Plateau","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Concrete Plateau\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Grant examines the ways that urbanization has extended into the Tibetan Plateau. Many people still think of Tibetans as not being urban, or that if they do live in cities, this means that they have lost something. Much of this is relates to the expectation that urbanization can only erode essential aspects of Tibetan culture. Grant pushes back against this notion through his in-depth exploration of Tibetans'' experiences with urban life in the growing city of Xining, the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant shows how Tibetans'' actions to sustain their community challenge China''s \u003ci\u003ecivilizing machine\u003c\/i\u003e: a product of state-led urbanization that seeks to marginalize ethnic and indigenous groups. In their homes, neighborhoods, and businesses, Tibetans'' assertion of cultural identity and modification of the built environment has prevented their assimilation into China''s national urban project. \u003ci\u003eThe Concrete Plateau\u003c\/i\u003e presents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study adds a more than necessary perspective on the ways in which urban Tibetans in the early twenty-first century have lived their own culture in a seemingly Han-dominated environment.\u003c\/p\u003e * Inner Asia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Building the Concrete Plateau\u003cbr\u003e 1. Circulations and Dreams on the Tibetan Plateau\u003cbr\u003e 2. Remembering Xining\u003cbr\u003e 3. Civilized City\u003cbr\u003e 4. Uncivilized City\u003cbr\u003e 5. Building Tibetan Places\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Urbanization as Civilizing Machine\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409359872343,"sku":"9781501764097","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-concrete-plateau-9781501764097","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}