Tibet to Tiananmen
Author | : W. Gary Vause |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : W. Gary Vause |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jianglin Li |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2016-10-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0674088891 |
In 1959 the Dalai Lama emerged in India, where he set up his government in exile. Soon after he left Lhasa the Chinese People's Liberation Army pummeled the city in the "Battle of Lhasa." The Tibetans were forced to capitulate, putting Mao in a position to impose Communist rule over Tibet
Author | : Gary W. Vause |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 47 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Civil rights |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jianglin Li |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 9780674973688 |
The Chinese Communist government has twice invoked large-scale military might to crush popular uprisings in capital cities. The second incident—the notorious massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989—is well known. The first, thirty years earlier in Tibet, remains little understood today. Yet in wages of destruction, bloodshed, and trampling of human rights, the tragic toll of March 1959 surpassed Tiananmen. Tibet in Agony provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, Jianglin Li reconstructs a chronology of events that lays to rest lingering questions about what happened in those fate-filled days and why. Her story begins with throngs of Tibetan demonstrators who—fearful that Chinese authorities were planning to abduct the Dalai Lama, their beloved leader—formed a protective ring around his palace. On the night of March 17, he fled in disguise, only to reemerge in India weeks later to set up a government in exile. But no peaceful resolution awaited Tibet. The Chinese army soon began shelling Lhasa, inflicting thousands of casualties and ravaging heritage sites in the bombardment and the infantry onslaught that followed. Unable to resist this show of force, the Tibetans capitulated, putting Mao Zedong in a position to fulfill his long-cherished dream of bringing Tibet under the Communist yoke. Li’s extensive investigation, including eyewitness interviews and examination of classified government records, tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today.
Author | : Warren W. Smith |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780742539891 |
This book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals. Warren Smith provides the historical context for understanding the current situation through an overview of China's actual -- as opposed to its promised -- policies toward Tibet over time. His appraisal of Chinese policy shows that the PRC's ultimate intention is assimilation rather than autonomy. The author argues that Beijing fears that any genuine autonomy or dialogue withthe Dalai Lama will fuel renewed nationalistm in "China's Tibet." as the Chinese leadership calls its possession. This book highlights China's past and current propaganda on Tibet to demonstrate China's sensitivity and defensiveness regarding the legitimacy of its rule. Smith shows how China has tried to use Sino-Tibetan dialogue to defuse Tibetan exile and international criticism, while making no concessions in regard to Tibetan autonomy. In the absence of any solution, Smith advocates the promotion of Tibet's right to self-determination as the most viable strategy for sustaining international attention and maintaining the most essential elements of Tibetan national identity.
Author | : Jianglin Li |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2016-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674973704 |
The Chinese Communist government has twice invoked large-scale military might to crush popular uprisings in capital cities. The second incident—the notorious massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989—is well known. The first, thirty years earlier in Tibet, remains little understood today. Yet in wages of destruction, bloodshed, and trampling of human rights, the tragic toll of March 1959 surpassed Tiananmen. Tibet in Agony provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, Jianglin Li reconstructs a chronology of events that lays to rest lingering questions about what happened in those fate-filled days and why. Her story begins with throngs of Tibetan demonstrators who—fearful that Chinese authorities were planning to abduct the Dalai Lama, their beloved leader—formed a protective ring around his palace. On the night of March 17, he fled in disguise, only to reemerge in India weeks later to set up a government in exile. But no peaceful resolution awaited Tibet. The Chinese army soon began shelling Lhasa, inflicting thousands of casualties and ravaging heritage sites in the bombardment and the infantry onslaught that followed. Unable to resist this show of force, the Tibetans capitulated, putting Mao Zedong in a position to fulfill his long-cherished dream of bringing Tibet under the Communist yoke. Li’s extensive investigation, including eyewitness interviews and examination of classified government records, tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today.
Author | : Robin Munro |
Publisher | : Human Rights Watch |
Total Pages | : 670 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781564321053 |
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Author | : John B. Heath |
Publisher | : Saqi Books |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The social and political realities of the Chinese occupation of Tibet are more complex than commonly acknowledged and change frequently over time. John Heath's overview lends perspective to this conflict through examination of the situation as it stands, as well as reviewing how it has arrived at the present state of affairs.
Author | : Anne-Marie Blondeau |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2008-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520249283 |
Since 1959, Tibet has been at the centre of controversy, after China's 'peaceful liberation' of the Land of Snows led to the Lhasa uprising and the Dalai Lama's escape to India. This work brings together responses to a booklet published by the Chinese government in 1989, which sought to counter criticism of their occupation of Tibet.
Author | : Dawa Norbu |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 0700704744 |
An important new study by a leading Tibetan scholar of the historical Sino-Tibetan relationship - traditionally two rival and interlocked states.