China's Tibet? : autonomy or assimilation

China's Tibet? : autonomy or assimilation / Warren W. Smith, Jr.

Author/creator	Smith, Warren W.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., ©2008.
Description	xxi, 315 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Politics and government --1951- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Relations --China. China--Relations --China --Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Foreign public opinion. Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--International status.

Contents	Historical and political background -- Tibetan ethnic origins -- Tibetan empire -- Tibetan Buddhist state -- British patronage for Tibetan autonomy -- Tibetan national identity -- Tibet under Chinese communist rule -- Seventeen-point agreement -- National regional autonomy -- Autonomy in practice, political integration -- Democratic reforms in eastern Tibet -- Anti-local nationalist campaign -- Tibetan revolt -- Democratic reforms -- When serfs stood up in Tibet -- The Panchen lama's 70,000-character petition -- Serf -- Confiscated for the benefit of the people -- Cultural revolution -- Rinbur Tulku on the cultural revolution in Lhasa -- Wrath of the serfs -- Tibet transformed -- Autonomy or assimilation -- Patriotic education campaign -- China's state council white papers on Tibet -- Renewed propaganda campaign -- Sino-Tibetan dialogue -- Revival of Sino-Tibetan contacts -- China's strategy on Sino-Tibetan dialogue -- Dialogue or deadlock -- The issue of Tibet.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index.
LCCN	2007049626
ISBN	9780742539891 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	074253989X (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS 786 .S557 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold