Population and society in contemporary Tibet / Rong Ma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ma, Rong, 1950-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Population.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social conditions.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 390 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2010.

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a systematical analysis of all available social and demographic data released by the Chinese government. Additional to western literature, this book provides a good review of relevant research literature published in Chinese. With anacademic background of sociology and demography, the author focuses his analyses on various issues such as migration, marriage, income, consumption and education.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-384) and index.

ISBN:

9789882207288

9882207286

9789888053766

9888053760

OCLC:

743276067