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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455660403321

Autore

Ardley Jane <1972-, >

Titolo

The Tibetan independence movement : political, religious and Gandhian perspectives / / Jane Ardley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002

ISBN

0-7007-1572-X

1-135-79025-6

1-280-03178-6

0-203-22115-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224p.)

Disciplina

951/.505

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Politics and government 1951-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction 1. Tibet: Religion, Resistance and the State 2. Resistance in Tibet: Violence and Exile 3. 'Our Demand is Cheap': Fasting for the Future of Tibet 4. 'My Life is My Message': The Gandhian Paradigm 5. Spirituality and Politics: The Gandhian and Tibetan Cases 6. The Indian Path to Independence: From Colonialism to Nationalism 7. Toward Partition in India: Lessons for Politics and Religions Conclusion - Political Lessons for Tibet

Sommario/riassunto

Tibet has been occupied since the 1950s, yet no progress has been made in solving the Tibetan problem. This text is an analysis of the Tibetan independence movement, viewing the struggle from a comparative perspective.