{"product_id":"the-tibetans-isbn-9780631225744","title":"The Tibetans","description":"This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains recent events within the context of Tibetan history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates Tibet in relation to other Asian civilizations through the ages.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the most recent scholarly and archaeological research.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces Tibetan culture – particularly social institutions, religious and political traditions, the arts and medical lore.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn epilogue considers the fragile position of Tibetan civilization in the modern world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Photographs.  \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Transcription and Translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Vessel and Its Contents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Peaks, Pure Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeasants, Nomads, and Traders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Prehistory and Early Legends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Archeological Evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren of the Ape and the Ogress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTibetan Religion Before Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Tsenpo's Imperial Dominion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of the Tibetan Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater Monarchs and the Promotion of Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Empire's Implosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Fragmentation and Hegemonic Power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynastic Successors and the Kingdom of Gugé.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buddhist Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMongols and Tibetan Buddhists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccessive Hegemonies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTibetan Buddhism and the Ming Court.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Rule of the Dalai Lamas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonastics and Monarchs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween Mongols and Manchus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegency and Retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Developments in Eastern Tibet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Tibetan Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty, Economy, and Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment and Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarriage and Kinship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in Traditional Tibet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Religious Life and Thought.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePropitiation, Therapy, and the Life-cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuddhist Basics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonastic Institutions and Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTantrism and Yoga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Orders and Schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFestivals, Pilgrimages, and Ritual Cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Sites of Knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speech Goddess's Mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormations of Body, Speech, and Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicine, Astronomy, and the Divinatory Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Tibet in the Modern World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of Traditional Tibet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRebellion and Exile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Promise and Peril of a Century's End.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpellings of Tibetan Names and Terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"The Tibetans improves and expands upon its predecessors, and we have Matthew Kapstein to thank for his efforts.\" (Moran Review, October 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Kapstein's work provides a highly accessible and comprehensive account of scholarship on the subject, ensuring that his book will feature prominently on reading lists for students at all levels, especially undergraduates.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2010)\"\u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e offers the best single overview of Tibetan cultural history currently available, and it is highly recommended reading for students and professional scholars alike. It is surely destined to be the standard work of its type well into the foreseeable future.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kapstein has produced a finely textured work that can correct prevailing misconceptions and introduce the reader to the amazing complexity of what he calls the \"Tibetan civilizational sphere.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e helps us better understand the historical and cultural forces that have shaped Tibet's destiny.\" (\u003ci\u003eTraditional Yoga Studies\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It has been a long time since Tibet scholars have had a text so comprehensive, well informed, beautifully written and majestically sensitive. This book is a ‘must read’ for junior scholars of Tibet and for lay persons with a general interest in the region; even those already expert in the field will find here much that is both entertaining and edifying.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent book and it adds greatly to our knowledge of this fascinating people … I recommend this book strongly.\" (\u003ci\u003eEducational Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An authoritative but accessible work of erudition, well-designed for the undergraduate market.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is a book that all scholars of Tibet and Central Asia, regardless of disciplinary focus, should read and control.\" (\u003ci\u003eAsian Ethnology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This accessible book makes the latest research on Tibetan history and culture widely available and can be recommended as a standard introduction to the field.\" (\u003ci\u003eAtlas Serials\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew T. Kapstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago and Director of Tibetan Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Presence of Light\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eReason’s Traces\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eBuddhism in Contemporary Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  \"In the past, for largely geographical reasons, Tibet was isolated from the rest of the world, which meant that our country, people and culture were not only shrouded in mystery, but often gravely misunderstood. More recently, as interest has grown, scholarship concerning Tibet has improved beyond expectation, although it has often singled out narrow topics for consideration. In producing this substantial book, which takes a broad view of Tibetans and their civilization, within a long historical perspective, Matthew Kapstein has brought to his work the authority and clarity he has acquired through many years of friendship with and observation of the people of the Land of Snow.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eHis Holiness The Dalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInterest in Tibet has developed very rapidly during the past several decades, and numerous texts, artifacts, and records of life in Tibetan communities are now readily available to researchers. \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to this intriguing land, orienting the reader to the Tibetan geographical region and its inhabitants. Topics treated here include Tibetan religious and political history, together with major aspects of Tibetan culture: social institutions, religious and philosophical traditions, literature and the arts. A concluding chapter discusses the fragile position of Tibetan civilization in the modern world, surveying events that have transpired since Tibet’s incorporation into the People’s Republic of China.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"In the past, for largely geographical reasons, Tibet was isolated from the rest of the world, which meant that our country, people and culture were not only shrouded in mystery, but often gravely misunderstood. More recently, as interest has grown, scholarship concerning Tibet has improved beyond expectation, although it has often singled out narrow topics for consideration. In producing this substantial book, which takes a broad view of Tibetans and their civilization, within a long historical perspective, Matthew Kapstein has brought to his work the authority and clarity he has acquired through many years of friendship with and observation of the people of the Land of Snow.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eHis Holiness The Dalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Professor M. T. Kapstein's elegantly written \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e describes the Tibetan area, its inhabitants and the richness of its religious and secular culture in a truly exquisite and highly intelligent manner. It is an impressive achievement. \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e is in every respect a masterful survey in which the political and cultural history of the enormous area inhabited by the Tibetan people get their fair share. Every page of this volume is informed by the author's profound knowledge and understanding of the many facets of this unique culture. In my opinion, \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetans\u003c\/i\u003e will surely displace the earlier, general volumes on Tibet by R.A. Stein and H.E. Richardson and D.L. Snellgrove, and thus quickly become a modern classic.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLeonard W.J. van der Kuijp\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990354510053,"sku":"NP9780631225744","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631225744.jpg?v=1761787484","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-tibetans-isbn-9780631225744","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}