Contemporary Tibet

Providing an analysis of the Tibet question, this work explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It considers such topics as representations and sovereignty, economic development and political conditions, the exile movement and human rights, historical legacies and international politics, identity issues and the local society.

Informationen zum Autor Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer Klappentext Providing an analysis of the Tibet question, this work explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It considers such topics as representations and sovereignty, economic development and political conditions, the exile movement and human rights, historical legacies and international politics, identity issues and the local society. Zusammenfassung Providing an analysis of the Tibet question, this work explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It considers such topics as representations and sovereignty, economic development and political conditions, the exile movement and human rights, historical legacies and international politics, identity issues and the local society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contemporary Tibet; 1: Introduction; I: Politics and Representation; 2: Beyond the Collaborator Martyr Model; 3: The Dalai Lama's Autonomy Proposal; 4: The Question of Tibet and the Politics of the Real; 5: Indirect Representation Versus a Democratic System; II: Economic Development; 6: Economic Development in Tibet Under the People's Republic of China; 7: Economic Policy and Practice in Contemporary Tibet; 8: Market Formation and Transformation; III: Society and Identity; 9: Development and Change in Rural Tibet; 10: Riding High on the Manchurian Dream; 11: Demographic Annihilation and Tibet; 12: Life in Lara Village, Tibet; IV: The International Dimension; 13: The Tibet Question and the West; 14: The Tibet Question; 15: Tibet and the United States

Autorentext
Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer

Inhalt
Contemporary Tibet; 1: Introduction; I: Politics and Representation; 2: Beyond the Collaborator Martyr Model; 3: The Dalai Lama's Autonomy Proposal; 4: The Question of Tibet and the Politics of the Real; 5: Indirect Representation Versus a Democratic System; II: Economic Development; 6: Economic Development in Tibet Under the People's Republic of China; 7: Economic Policy and Practice in Contemporary Tibet; 8: Market Formation and Transformation; III: Society and Identity; 9: Development and Change in Rural Tibet; 10: Riding High on the Manchurian Dream; 11: Demographic Annihilation and Tibet; 12: Life in Lara Village, Tibet; IV: The International Dimension; 13: The Tibet Question and the West; 14: The Tibet Question; 15: Tibet and the United States