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Introductionessay 1998 • Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
This is a brief account of Tibet's tumultuous relationship with China and the destruction and revival of Tibetan Buddhism from 1949 through to the post-collectivization era in the 1980s and 90s. The study focuses on the consequences of loosening reli...The revival of monastic life in Deprung Monasteryessay 1998 • Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
The article outlines four periods of Tibet Buddhism under in Communist era, focusing on Drepung Monastery, Tibet's largest. The four periods are 1951-1959, a gradualist period of accommodation albeit ending with the abortive Tibetan uprising; 1959-19...Reexamining choice, dependency and command in the Tibetan social systemarticle 1986 • Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
The author examines Tibetan social structure and serfdom and argues that despite the flexibility of the system and opportunities for social mobility, serf-like social relations did exist in Tibet, albeit different than the feudal West. The author exa...Stratification, polyandry, and family structure in central Tibetarticle 1971 • Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
In this study, the author examines the variation in marriage patterns based on class and land tenure. The author distinguishes between different classes of aristocratic lords (GERBA) and serfs (MISEY). The latter are further divided into taxpayers (T...Nomads of western TibetBook 1990 • Goldstein, Melvyn C. & Beall, Cynthia M
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
This is primarily a study of post-collectivization era pastoral life in Western Tibet, documenting resurgence of local cultural and class system. It includes some history of the collectivization and cultural revolution periods. Over one hundred photo...Bibliographyessay 1998 • Goldstein, Melvyn C. & Kapstein, Matthew T.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
The bibliography for documents nos. 28 and 29....Change and continuity in nomadic pastoralism on the western Tibetan plateauarticle 1991 • Goldstein, Melvyn C. & Beall, Cynthia M.
Tibetans • Asia > Central Asia
This article examines the effect of post-collective reform policies on western Tibet pastoral nomads. The authors report how nomads returned to the traditional ways of pastoral subsistence which includes reassertion of the former religico-cultural sy...The changing world of Mongolia's nomadsBook 1994 • Goldstein, Melvyn C. & Beall, Cynthia M.
Mongolia • Asia > Central Asia
The researchers spent three summers among Mongolian herders living in the Altai Mountains. Their text, supplemented with many photographs, conveys some of the feel of contemporary nomadic pastoral way of life. The authors also discuss the effects of ...