The project was showcased by a double panel at the International Association of Tibetan Studies conference (July 2013).
PANEL 30: TERRITORIES, COMMUNITIES, AND EXCHANGES IN KHAM
Convenor: Stéphane Gros
(I) TRADE, COMMERCE, AND EXCHANGE PROCESSES
9:15-9:30 Introduction, Stéphane Gros
9:30-10:00 Easternmost Tibet: Trade nexus of cooperation and conflict, Patrick Booz
10:00-10:30 The courier station network in Kham during the Qing period and change in its function, Lu Mei
10:30 - 11.00
11.00-11:30 A cross-area approach to routes of communication, Chen Bo
11:30-12:00 Kham Tibetan Muslims: Shaping and shifting of indigenous conceptualizations of authority, trade and culture along the Sino-Tibetan ethnic corridor, David Atwill
12:00-12:30 Discussant: Peter Schwieger
Discussion
(II) BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY
2:00-2:30 From trade to political legitimacy in Southernmost Kham (19th-20th centuries), Stéphane Gros
2:30-3:00 The Ngor pa Abbots at the Court of Derge (sDe dge) during the 18th Century: Preserving the order’s influence and authority in a competitive environment, Rémi Chaix
3:00-3:30 The decline of the Derge (sDe dge) kingdom and the emergence of a strongman in late 19th and early 20th century Kham, Yudru Tsomu
3:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:30 The Nation-state building in the late Qing dynasty and Zhao Erfeng’s legal reforms in Kham, Zha Luo
4:30 – 5:00 The first non-monastic school in Muli (1946-48): An epitomization of the political forces and cultural influences at work in the region during the 1940s, Lara Maconi
5:00-6:00 Discussant: Peter Schwieger
Discussion