{"product_id":"politics-of-tranquility-the-material-and-mundane-lives-of-buddhist-nuns-in-post-mao-tibet-paperback-softback-9781501778810","title":"Politics of Tranquility; The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501778810","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics of Tranquility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYasmin Cho (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501778810\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e186 pages, 18 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 map - 18 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics of Tranquility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e concerns the Tibetan Buddhist revival in China, illustrating the lives of Tibetan Buddhist nuns and exploring the political effects that arise from their nonpolitical daily engagements in the remote, mega-sized Tibetan Buddhist encampment of Yachen Gar. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYasmin Cho's book challenges two assumptions about Tibetan Buddhist communities in China. First, against the assumption that a Buddhist monastic community is best understood in terms of its esoteric qualities, Cho focuses on the material and mundane daily practices that are indispensable to the existence and persistence of such a community and shows how deeply gendered these practices are. Second, against the assumption that Tibetan politics toward the Chinese state is best understood as rebellious, incendiary, and centered upon Tibetan victimhood, the nuns demonstrate how it can be otherwise. Tibetan politics can be unassuming, calm, and self-contained and yet still have substantial political effects. As\u003ci\u003e Politics of Tranquility\u003c\/i\u003e shows, the nuns in Yachen Gar have called forth an alternative way of living and expressing themselves as Tibetans and as female monastics despite a repressive context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Becoming a Buddhist Nun in Post-Mao Tibe\u003cbr\u003e Building an Encampment\u003cbr\u003e Intimate Things\u003cbr\u003e New Gestures\u003cbr\u003e Cabbage, Tofu, and Sausage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739352166680,"sku":"9781501778810","price":20.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-of-tranquility-the-material-and-mundane-lives-of-buddhist-nuns-in-post-mao-tibet-paperback-softback-9781501778810","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}