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Names: Thurston, Timothy, author.

Title: Satirical Tibet : the politics of humor in contemporary Amdo / Timothy Thurston.

Description: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2024. | Series: Studies on ethnic groups in China | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024033913 (print) | LCCN 2024033914 (ebook) | ISBN 9780295753102 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780295753119 (paperback) | ISBN 9780295753126 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Amdo (Tibetan people)—Ethnic identity. | Tibetan wit and humor—Political aspects. | Tibetan wit and humor—Social aspects. | Satire, Tibetan. | Popular culture—China—Amdo Xian. | Amdo Xian (China)—Social life and customs.

Classification: LCC DS731.A53 T48 2024 (print) | LCC DS731.A53 (ebook) | DDC 305.895/41—dc23/eng/20241101

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