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Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof of the World de Gabriel Lafitte

Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof of the World: Asian Arguments

Autor Gabriel Lafitte
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 sep 2013
The mineral-rich mountains of Tibet so far have been largely untouched by China's growing economy. Nor has Beijing been able to settle Tibet with politically reliable peasant Chinese. That is all about to change as China's 12th Five-Year Plan, from 2011 to 2015, calls for massive investment in copper, gold, silver, chromium and lithium mining in the region, with devastating environmental and social outcomes.

Despite great interest in Tibet worldwide, Spoiling Tibet is the first book that investigates mining at the roof of the world. A unique, authoritative guide through the torrent of online posts, official propaganda and exile speculation.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781780324357
ISBN-10: 1780324359
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Seria Asian Arguments

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

A note on the geography of Tibet
Maps of Tibet and China
Introduction
1. Tibet in its own right
2. Gold rush in Tibet
3. Reach of the revolutionary state
4. Chromite globalization
5. Capitalizing on Tibet: privatizing the treasure house
6. Intensive exploitation
Conclusion
Notes
Further reading on Tibet
Index

Recenzii

Spoiling Tibet contains a fascinating wealth of information about mining in contemporary Tibet. Bringing reflections on the relationship between landscape and enlightenment together with analyses of capital flight, primitive accumulation, and the dynamics of Chinese state capitalism in an era of globalization, the book is packed full of often counter-intuitive insights. Lafitte highlights the voices of Tibetans who are excluded from decision-making and object to environmentally destructive mining, while also arguing that to date, China has not exploited Tibetan minerals as much as commonly presumed.
Gabriel Lafitte is one of the few analysts wtih a profound knowledge of the extent and impacts of mineral exploitaiton in Tibet. This book is a vital reference point for anyone inerested in the future of Tibet.
This is not just a simple book on minerals and mines in Tibet. It is the first serious study of the subject. It is also a book that tackles the issue of Tibet's sacred mountains, which are at present being badly damaged by the development of mines. At a time when Tibetans are fighting to save their physical environment as well as their religious landscape from destruction, an informative book such as this is most welcome. Written in a comprehensive and lively style, it sheds light on Chinese policies regarding Tibet's minerals resources. It is a must read for anyone interested in Tibet and in the fragility of the environment.