Author: M. C. van Walt van PraagPublisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
3. Tibet in the "great game."
The Status Of Tibet
Author: M. C. van Walt van PraagPublisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
3. Tibet in the "great game."
The Historical Status of China's Tibet
Author: Jiawei WangPublisher: 五洲传播出版社
ISBN: 9787801133045
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Tibet-China Conflict
Author: Elliot SperlingPublisher: East-West Center
ISBN: 9781932728125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
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.
Tibet
Author: Paul Christiaan KliegerPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789144027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
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.
Medicine and Memory in Tibet
Author: Theresia HoferPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 029574300X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
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.
China's Tibet Policy
Author: Dawa NorbuPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700704744
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
An important new study by a leading Tibetan scholar of the historical Sino-Tibetan relationship - traditionally two rival and interlocked states.
The Historical Status of Tibet
Author: Tiezheng LiA History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951
Author: Melvyn C. GoldsteinPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520911768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-à-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part of China that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. Drawing on a wealth of British, American, and Indian diplomatic records; first-hand-historical accounts written by Tibetan participants; and extensive interviews with former Tibetan officials, monastic leaders, soldiers, and traders, Goldstein meticulously examines what happened and why. He balances the traditional focus on international relations with an innovative emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. Scholars and students of Asian history will find this work an invaluable resource and interested readers will appreciate the clear explanation of highly polemicized, and often confusing, historical events.
History As Propaganda
Author: John PowersPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198038849
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
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.
The Snow Lion and the Dragon
Author: Melvyn C. GoldsteinPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520212541
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Drawing upon his deep knowledge of the Tibetan culture and people, Goldstein takes us through the history of Tibet, concentrating on the political and cultural negotiations over the status of Tibet from the turn of the century to the present. He describes the role of Tibet in Chinese politics, the feeble and conflicting responses of foreign governments, overtures and rebuffs on both sides, and the nationalistic emotions that are inextricably entwined in the political debate. Ultimately, he presents a plan for a reasoned compromise, identifying key aspects of the conflict and appealing to the United States to play an active diplomatic role.