STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Lama Jabb (Lexington Books, 2015) For information from the publisher, please click here. This is the first book-length study to appear in English on the literary, cultural and political roots of modern Tibetan literature. While existing scholarship on modern Tibetan writing takes the 1980s as its point of “birth” and presents this … [Read more...]
The Disempowered Development of Tibet in China: A Study in the Economics of Marginalization
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Andrew Fischer (Lexington Books, 2013) For information from the publisher, please click here. Since the central government of China started major campaigns for western development in the mid-1990s, the economies of the Tibetan areas in Western China have grown rapidly and living standards have improved. However, grievances and … [Read more...]
March 24 Event: “Subsidizing Tibet: Fiscal Estimates and Socio-Economic Consequences” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the March 24, 2015 event “Subsidizing Tibet: Fiscal Estimates and Socio-Economic Consequences.” The event featured a lecture by Andrew Fischer, Associate Professor of Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and was moderated by Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate … [Read more...]
