The Violence of Liberation

Download or read book The Violence of Liberation written by Charlene E. Makley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Violence of Liberation is an innovative and timely evaluation of Tibetan religious revival and changing gender ideals and practices in post-Mao China-one of the first ethnographies based on extensive in a Tibetan community in China since its re-opening in the 1980s. Makley has provided a powerful and nuanced reading of gendered Tibetan and Chinese cultural orders.”—Charles F. McKhann, Director of Asian Studies, Whitman College “Charlene Makely has produced an excellent, beautifully written book on the incorporation of a Tibetan area into the Chinese nation, and the gendered aspects of this process. The work sets a standard for future work in terms of the breadth and depth of its research.”—Beth Notar, author of Displacing Desire: Travel and Popular Culture in China