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<p style='background:white'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><i>Asian Highlands Perspectives</i> is pleased
to announce the publication of five new volumes. Free downloads are available
by following the links below, and at-cost hard copies are available <span
style='color:#1F497D'>at </span><a
href="http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/AsianHighlandsPerspectives">http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/AsianHighlandsPerspectives</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'>AHP7: <a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet"
target="_blank"><i><span style='color:windowtext'>Passions and Colored Sleeves:
Mongghul Lives in Eastern Tibet</span></i></a> by Limusishiden and Jugui<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'>AHP8: <a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/mongghul-memories-and-lives"
target="_blank"><i><span style='color:windowtext'>Mongghul Memories and Lives</span></i></a> by
Limusishiden and CK Stuart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'>AHP9: <a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/ngawa-tibetan-nomad-childhood"
target="_blank"><i><span style='color:windowtext'>A Ngawa Tibetan Nomad
Childhood</span></i></a><i> </i>by Rin chen rdo rje<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'>AHP10:<a
href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/ahp10/17569922" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext'> </span></a><a
href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/ahp10/17569922" target="_blank"><i><span
style='color:windowtext'>Collected Essays</span></i></a><a
href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/ahp10/17569922" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext'> </span></a>(see below for links to individual
articles)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'>AHP11: <a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/mang-rdzong-tibetan-life"
target="_blank"><i><span style='color:windowtext'>A Mang rdzong Tibetan Life</span></i></a> by
Nangchukja<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>See below for details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>The Editors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b>AHP7: Passions
and Colored Sleeves: Mongghul Lives in Eastern Tibet</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>Limusishiden and Jugui provide a glimpse into a
recollected, traditional world of Mongghul people in
northeastern Qinghai Province. This complicated world is filled with
spirits and ghosts causing disease and depression, marked with elaborate rituals
for important events, punctuated by crude justice, and entirely enmeshed in a
web of human relationships quite unlike those of any other place. These
aspects, and others, are described with precision and care, and related in a
matter-of-fact style that leaves the reader space to appreciate the ironies
inherent in the juxtaposition of this world with our own. There is no better
text for transporting the imagination into twentieth century Mongghul Qinghai.
Keith Dede, Associate Professor of Chinese, Lewis & Clark College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b>AHP8: Mongghul
Memories and Lives</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>Limusishiden (b. 1968) describes his lived
experiences and recollections related to language, education, traditional
beliefs, and folklore; provides details of his parents, three paternal aunts,
and paternal grandparents' lives; describes Tughuan (Tuguan <span lang=ZH-CN
style='font-family:SimSun'>土官</span>) Village; and reports on a visit to Jija
Nuri (Jijialing <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun'>吉家岭</span>) Village
in 2007 and its rapid cultural transformation, providing unique insights into
Mongghul (Tu <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun'>土</span>; Monguor)
life in Huzhu <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun'>互助</span> Mongghul
Autonomous County, Haidong <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun'>海东</span>
Region, Qinghai <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun'>青海</span><span
lang=ZH-CN> </span>Province, PR China in the twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b>AHP9: A Ngawa
Tibetan Nomad Childhood</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>"I was born in a pastoral family in the autumn
of 1986, in Rongrima Village, Hongyuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang
Autonomous Prefecture,Sichuan Province, PR China. When I was a child, my
family lived in a 'four-column' wood house made using four poles placed in a
rectangular configuration in the center of the home. Four shorter poles were
behind the central columns. Four-pillar wood houses had flat roofs with several
compartments, and had a skylight in the center that allowed light into the home
and allowed smoke from the hearth to escape. We lived in our wood house from
November to April. As flowers began to bud and calves were born, we took out
our black yak-hair tent and pitched it, which announced that we would soon
start moving to our camp on the open grassland where we would stay
through spring, summer, and autumn."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b>AHP10: Collected
Essays</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/mdo-tibetan-lab-rtse-ritual"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The A mdo
Tibetan Lab rtse Ritual</span></a> by Kelsang Norbu<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/childbirth-and-childcare-rdo-sbis-tibetan-township"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Childbirth
and Childcare in Rdo sbis Tibetan Township</span></a> by Klu mo tshe ring
and Gerald Roche<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/dmu-rdo-powerful-hero-and-mountain-deity"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Dmu rdo: A
Powerful Hero and Mountain Deity</span></a> by G.yung 'brug
and Rin chen rdo rje<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/echoes-si-gang-lih-burao-yilus-moon-mountain"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Echoes from
Si gang lih: Burao Yilu's 'Moon Mountain'</span></a> by Mark Bender<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/failure-vocational-training-tibetan-areas-china"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The Failure
of Vocational Training in Tibetan Areas of China</span></a> by
Wang Shiyong<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/fuel-and-solar-cooker-impact-ya-na-gdung-village-gcan-tsha-county-mtsho-sngon-qinghai-provin"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Fuel and
Solar Cooker Impact in Ya na gdung Village, Gcan tsha County, Mtsho sngon
(Qinghai) Province</span></a> by Rdo rje don 'grub<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/i-ya-ri-bsod-am-dog-life-and-music-tibetan-mendicant-singer"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>"I, Ya
ri a bsod, Am a Dog": The Life and Music of a Tibetan Mendicant Singer</span></a>
by Skal bdang skyid, Sha bo don sgrub rdo rje, Sgrol ma mtsho, Gerald Roche,
Eric Schweikert, and Dpa' rtse rgyal<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/purity-and-fortune-phug-sde-village-rituals"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Purity and
Fortune in Phug sde Village Rituals</span></a> by Sa mtsho skyid and
Gerald Roche<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/rgyas-bzang-tibetan-tribe-hunting-lore"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Rgyas bzang
Tibetan Tribe Hunting Lore</span></a> by Bkra shis dpal 'bar<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/sab%C9%99-tibetan-rite-passage"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>sa.bə: A
Tibetan Rite of Passage</span></a> by Lhundrom<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/muulasan-mongghul" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Muulasan Mongghul</span></a> by
Limusishiden<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/story-fate" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Story - Fate</span></a> by
Gelsang Lhamu<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/story-stolen-journey" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Story - A Stolen Journey</span></a> by
Blo bzang tshe ring<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/story-it-karma" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Story - Is It Karma?</span></a> by
Pad ma rgya mtsho<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/folklore-bear-and-rabbit-i"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Folklore -
Bear and Rabbit (I)</span></a> by G.yu lha <span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/folklore-bear-and-rabbit-ii"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Folklore -
Bear and Rabbit (II)</span></a> by Snying dkar skyid <span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/folklore-frog-boy-and-his-family"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Folklore -
The Frog Boy and His Family</span></a> by Mchod pa'i lha mo<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'>·
<a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/folklore-mchig-nges-and-repaying-debt-gratitude"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Folklore -
Mchig nges and Repaying a Debt of Gratitude</span></a> by Zla ba sgrol ma<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a
href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet">http://plateauculture.org/writing/passions-and-colored-sleeves-mongghul-lives-eastern-tibet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b>AHP11: A Mang
rdzong Tibetan Life</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'>Nagchukja's autobiographical account of life on the
northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the late twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries takes the reader from his childhood in a resettled
agro-pastoral community to his adulthood as a community grass-roots development
worker.<o:p></o:p></p>
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