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Traditionalization as a response to state-induced development in rural Tibetan areas of Qinghai, PRC
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SYSNO ASEP 0508506 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Traditionalization as a response to state-induced development in rural Tibetan areas of Qinghai, PRC Author(s) Ptáčková, Jarmila (OU-W) SAI, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title Central Asian Survey. - : Routledge - ISSN 0263-4937
Roč. 38, č. 3 (2019), s. 417-431Number of pages 15 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords cultural security ; Modernization ; Qinghai ; rural Tibetan areas ; state-induced development ; traditionalization Subject RIV AO - Sociology, Demography OECD category Sociology Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support OU-W - RVO:68378009 UT WOS 000486773400008 EID SCOPUS 85071856349 DOI 10.1080/02634937.2019.1635990 Annotation The current state-induced and top-down-implemented development and modernization of the predominantly rural areas of western China can be perceived as a clear demonstration of Chinese power in Tibetan areas, resulting in the repression of expressions of minority culture. This article argues that the local population’s various practices of traditionalization, as demonstrated through an emphasis on the maintenance or (re)invention of representative cultural forms can be understood as efforts to counteract the socio-economic and cultural assimilation measures or even as a form of political resistance. At the same time, in the context of the economic opportunities brought on by the rapid development, in tourism for example, traditionalization has become an important economic asset for both the state and local Tibetans. These (revived) traditions could enhance cultural awareness among visitors to minority areas and strengthen local people’s sense of cultural security and their self-understanding as Tibetans. Workplace Oriental Institute Contact Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950 Year of Publishing 2020 Electronic address https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02634937.2019.1635990
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