Tibetan Pastoralists and Development

The unique pastoralist economy, society, and culture on the Tibetan plateau has experienced profound changes during the 20th century: An ever closer integration into the Chinese state, a wide array of policies directed at ‘development’, modernization, and urbanization, and dramatic economic transformation. In its fifteen field-work based chapters, written by Tibetan, Han Chinese and Western scholars from the social and environmental sciences, this volume presents a selection of current perspectives on these recent transformations and explores their specific impact on local pastoral livelihoods.