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Category: Tibet

December 5, 2018 Asian History / Marxism / philology / Tibet

“Serfs” on the Roof of the World: The Importance of Terminology in Discussions of Politically Sensitive History

By Contributing Editor Kristin Buhrow Most commonly associated with Medieval Europe, the term “serf” is commonly used to describe a

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