Tibetan noble families 1900-1951

Author: Tsering Yangzong
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The writing of the book "The Princely Houses of Tibet (1900-1951)" is based on the author's collection of materials on Tibetan nobility. Regarding Tibetan history, experts and scholars both at home and abroad have already offered insightful perspectives, which serve as the starting point for systematic and comparative research in Tibetan studies. As its title indicates, this book is not a history of Tibet as a whole, and the author is fully aware that he lacks the capability to complete a monograph on the history of Tibet. However, the lineage and life of the Tibetan noble families described and discussed in this book are not an isolated research topic for sociology, anthropology, or Tibetan studies. They are directly linked to the political system and economic system of Tibet before the 1950s.