Taxation in Tibetan societies : rules, practices and discourses

edited by Alice Travers, Peter Schwieger, Charles Ramble

The study of taxation is fundamental for understanding the construction of Tibetan polities, the nature of their power - often with a marked religious component - and their relationships with their subjects, as well as the consequences of taxation for social stratification. This volume takes the analysis of taxation in Tibetan societies (both under the Ganden Phodrang and beyond it) in new directions, using hitherto unexploited Tibetan-language sources. It pursues the dual objective of advancing our understanding of the organisation of taxation from an institutional perspective and of highlighting the ways in which taxpayers themselves experienced and represented these fiscal systems. Contributors are Saadet Arslan, John Bray, Kalsang Norbu Gurung, Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy, Berthe Jansen, Diana Lange, Nancy E. Levine, Charles Ramble, Isabelle Riaboff, Peter Schwieger, Alice Travers, and Maria M. Turek

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Year of publication:	[2023]
Other Persons:	Travers, Alice (ed.) ; Schwieger, Peter (ed.) ; Ramble, Charles (ed.)
Publisher:	Leiden : Brill
Subject:	Tibet \| Steuersystem \| Tax system \| Steuergeschichte \| History of taxation \| Steuer \| Geschichte
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	X, 388 Seiten Illustrationen
Series:	Brill's Tibetan studies library. - Leiden : Brill, ISSN 1568-6183, ZDB-ID 2275752-1. - Vol. volume 53
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	ContentsNote on the Transliteration and Transcription of Tibetan Names and TermsList of Figures and MapsList of TablesIntroduction1 The Tax System in Central and Far East Tibet Towards the End of the Ganden Phodrang Reign: An Outline of Its Structure and Terminology Peter Schwieger2 A Perspective on the Ganden Phodrang's Administration of Taxation in the 19th and 20th Centuries Based on Archival Sources Kalsang Norbu Gurung3 "When You Count, Everything Is There, and When Everything Is There, Everything Vanishes" A Criticism of Tax Collecting in Ngamring District (Rdzong) during the First Half of the 20th Century Alice Travers4 Traditional Taxation Systems in Western Tibet: A Comparative Perspective Nancy E. Levine5 Lam Yig-An Official Document Granting Travel Privileges in Tibet Saadet Arslan6 "My Karma Selected Me to Become A Ferryman": The Role of Waterways and Watercraft in the Corvee Tax System in Pre-1959 Tibet Diana Lange7 Performing Tibetan Opera As Khral in the First Half of the 20th Century: In Principle a "Tax", in Experience a Pervasive Obligation Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy8 A Preliminary Investigation Into Monk-Tax: The Concept of Grwa Khral/Btsun Khral/Ban Khral and Its Meanings Berthe Jansen9 Monastic Obligations, Hat Change and Lhasa Encroachment Taxation Rights Among Politico-Religious Shifts in the Kingdom of Nangchen M. Maria Turek10 "By Ancient Custom and Engagements": Trade, Taxes and Diplomacy in Ladakh and Western Tibet between the 17th and 20th Centuries John Bray11 Taxes and Corvees in the Manorial and Monastic Estates of Zangskar (Western Himalayas) Isabelle Riaboff12 The Fiscal Status of Buddh1ist and Boenpo Institutions in Mustang (Nepal): A Historical Overview Charles RambleIndex
ISBN:	978-90-04-51833-9 ; 978-90-04-52946-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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