TY  - BOOK
AU  - Atwill,David G.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Islamic Shangri-La : : Inter-Asian Relations and Lhasa's Muslim Communities, 1600 to 1960 / 
SN  - 9780520971332
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Muslims
KW  - fast
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Asia
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Asian history
KW  - bicssc
KW  - History
KW  - Musulmans
KW  - Chine
KW  - Region autonome du Tibet
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Lhassa
KW  - China
KW  - Tibet Autonomous Region
KW  - Lhasa
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Boundaries of belonging -- Confronting the unexpected -- How half-Tibetans made Tibet whole -- Himalayan Asia -- The Tibetan Muslim incident of 1960 -- Prisoners of Shangri- La; Open Access
N2  - "Islamic Shangri-La transports readers to the heart of the Himalayas as it traces the rise of the Tibetan Muslim community from the 17th century to the present. Radically altering popular interpretations that have portrayed Tibet as isolated and monolithically Buddhist, David Atwill's vibrant account demonstrates how truly cosmopolitan Tibetan society was by highlighting the hybrid influences and internal diversity of Tibet. In its exploration of the Tibetan Muslim experience, this book presents an unparalleled perspective of Tibet's standing during the rise of post-World War II Asia"--Provided by publisher
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/63433/
ER  -