The Status Of Tibet
Author | : M. C. van Walt van Praag |
Publisher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1987-03-09 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : M. C. van Walt van Praag |
Publisher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1987-03-09 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
3. Tibet in the "great game."
Author | : Jiawei Wang |
Publisher | : 五洲传播出版社 |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 9787801133045 |
Author | : Paul Christiaan Klieger |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2021-05-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1789144027 |
The history of Tibet has long intrigued the world, and so has the dilemma of its future—will it ever return to independence or will it always remain part of China? How will the succession of the aging and revered Dalai Lama affect Tibet and the world? This book makes the case for a fully Tibetan independent state for much of its 2,500-year existence, but its story is a complex one. A great empire from the seventh to ninth centuries, in 1249, Tibet was incorporated as a territory of the Mongol Empire—which annexed China itself in 1279. Tibet reclaimed its independence from China in 1368, and although the Manchus later exerted their direct influence in Tibetan affairs, by 1840 Tibet began to resume its independent course until communist China invaded in 1950. And since that time, Tibetan nationalism has been maintained primarily by over 100,000 refugees living abroad. This book is a valuable, fascinating account of a region with a rich history, but an uncertain future.
Author | : John Powers |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2004-10-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198038844 |
Despite Chinese efforts to stop foreign countries from granting him visas, the Dalai Lama has become one of the most recognizable and best loved people on the planet, drawing enormous crowds wherever he goes. By contrast, China's charismatically-challenged leaders attract crowds of protestors waving Tibetan flags and shouting "Free Tibet!" whenever they visit foreign countries. By now most Westerners probably think they understand the political situation in Tibet. But, John Powers argues, most Western scholars of Tibet evince a bias in favor of one side or the other in this continuing struggle. Some of the most emotionally charged rhetoric, says Powers, is found in studies of Tibetan history. narratives.
Author | : Arjia Rinpoche |
Publisher | : Rodale Books |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2010-03-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1605291625 |
On a peaceful summer day in 1952, ten monks on horseback arrived at a traditional nomad tent in northeastern Tibet where they offered the parents of a precocious toddler their white handloomed scarves and congratulations for having given birth to a holy child—and future spiritual leader. Surviving the Dragon is the remarkable life story of Arjia Rinpoche, who was ordained as a reincarnate lama at the age of two and fled Tibet 46 years later. In his gripping memoir, Rinpoche relates the story of having been abandoned in his monastery as a young boy after witnessing the torture and arrest of his monastery family. In the years to come, Rinpoche survived under harsh Chinese rule, as he was forced into hard labor and endured continual public humiliation as part of Mao's Communist "reeducation." By turns moving, suspenseful, historical, and spiritual, Rinpoche's unique experiences provide a rare window into a tumultuous period of Chinese history and offer readers an uncommon glimpse inside a Buddhist monastery in Tibet.
Author | : Elliot Sperling |
Publisher | : East-West Center |
Total Pages | : 61 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781932728125 |
The status of Tibet has been at the core of the Tibet-China conflict for all parties drawn into it over the past century. This study is a guide to the historical arguments made by the primary parties to the Tibet-China conflict, and examines the extent to which positions on Tibet issues that are thought to reflect centuries of popular consensus are actually very recent constructions, often at variance with the history on which they claim to be based.
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.
Author | : Tiezheng Li |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Tibet |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Theresia Hofer |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2018-03-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 029574300X |
Only fifty years ago, Tibetan medicine, now seen in China as a vibrant aspect of Tibetan culture, was considered a feudal vestige to be eliminated through government-led social transformation. Medicine and Memory in Tibet examines medical revivalism on the geographic and sociopolitical margins both of China and of Tibet�s medical establishment in Lhasa, exploring the work of medical practitioners, or amchi, and of Medical Houses in the west-central region of Tsang. Due to difficult research access and the power of state institutions in the writing of history, the perspectives of more marginal amchi have been absent from most accounts of Tibetan medicine. Theresia Hofer breaks new ground both theoretically and ethnographically, in ways that would be impossible in today�s more restrictive political climate that severely limits access for researchers. She illuminates how medical practitioners safeguarded their professional heritage through great adversity and personal hardship.
Author | : Warren W. Smith |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780742539907 |
This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals. Warren W. Smith Jr. 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 clear-eyed appraisal of Chinese policy convincingly shows that the PRC's ultimate intention is assimilation rather than autonomy. The author argues that Beijing fears that any genuine autonomy or dialogue with the Dalai Lama will fuel renewed nationalism in "China's Tibet," as the Chinese leadership calls its possession. The book highlights China's past and current propaganda on Tibet to demonstrate China's sensitivity and defensiveness regarding the legitimacy of its rule. It traces the history of Sino-Tibetan dialogue to show how China has tried to use it 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. Smith's thoroughly informed work will be valuable not only to Tibet experts and students, but also to the larger world of Tibet activists, sympathizers, and others attempting to understand China's policies.