Population and Society in Contemporary Tibet

Rong Ma

• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Year: 2011
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9789888053766
• Subtopic: Cultural & Social Anthropology
• Index: Social Sciences

This extensive survey documents Tibetan society over five decades, including population structure in rural and urban areas, marriage and migration patterns, the maintenance of language and traditional culture, economic transitions relating to income and consumption habits, educational development, and the growth of civil society and social organizations. In addition to household surveys completed over twenty years, the book provides a systematic analysis of all available social and census data released by the Chinese government, and a thorough review of Western and Chinese literature on the topic. It is the first book on Tibetan society published in English by a mainland China scholar, and covers several sensitive issues in Tibetan studies, including population changes, Han migration into Tibetan areas, intermarriage patterns, and ethnic relations.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Geographic Distribution and Changes in the Tibetan Population of China
• 3. The Han Population in the Tibetan-inhabited Areas
• 4. Analysis of the Population Structure in the Tibetan Autonomous Region
• 5. Migration in the Tibetan Autonomous Region
• 6. Economic Patterns and Transitions in the Tibetan Autonomous Region
• 7. Income and Consumption of Rural and Urban Residents in the Tibetan Autonomous Region
• 8. Tibetan Spouse Selection and Marriage
• 9. Educational Development in the Tibet Autonomous Region
• 10. Residential Patterns and Social Contacts between Han and Tibetan Residents in Urban Lhasa
• Notes
• References
• Glossary of Terms
• Index