| Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
| Series |
Genocide & persecution |
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Gale eBooks
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Genocide and persecution.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A brief history of Tibet / Alex McKay -- Tibet has a long and complex history with China -- The 17-point agreement getween China and Tibet / Government of China -- China crushes an uprising, sending Tibet's lader into exile / James Steinberg -- Tibetan resistance fighters receive training and aid from the United States / Carole McGranahan -- A United Nations committee reports that China has committed acts of genocide in Tibet / International Commission of Jurists -- Tibet's leader, the Dalai Lama, explains his exile / The Dalai Lama -- The opening of a railway line to Tibet's capital spurs protests / Jehangir S. Pocha -- Tibetans stage protests in the months before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing / USA Today -- China begins direct governmental oversight of Tibetan monasteries / Human Rights Watch -- The Tibetan government-in-exile marks a sad anniversary / Tibetan Parliament in Exile -- Chinese leaders face charges of genocide and other abuses brought by Tibetan dissidents / Clifford Coonan -- China has systematically reduced religious freedom in Tibet / Tibet Support Group UK -- There is complete freedom of religion in Tibet / Xinhua News Agency --The United Nations has failed to respond to the Tibetan genocide / Lee Long-hwa -- United Nations efforts against persecution in Tibet continue / Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (MRAP) -- Western celebrities have found Tibet a worthy cause / Tim Cornwell -- Some Tibetans object to Hollywood views of their culture / Barbara Stewart -- Tibet's culture itself offers examples of persecution and oppression / Sorrel Neuss -- Growing up in Tibet's years of crisis / Jetsun Pema -- A Chinese soldier remembers his mission to Tibet / Xinhua News Agency -- Years in a prison camp / Adhe Tapontsang -- A Chinese man challenges his own understanding of history and geography / Harry Wu -- An American doctor tells of atrocities in Tibet / Blake Kerr -- Joining other Tibetans in exile / N. Dhargyal. |
| Summary |
Examines the history of genocide and political persecution of the people of Tibet. |
| Subject |
Human rights -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Genocide -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Political persecution -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Freedom of religion -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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| Added Author |
Hay, Jeff, editor.
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Gale (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tibet. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014 9780737769012 (DLC) 2013031892 |
| ISBN |
9780737770186 (electronic book) |
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9780737769012 (hardback) |
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0737769017 |
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