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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814371203321

Autore

Smith Warren W

Titolo

Tibet's last stand : the Tibetan uprising of 2008 and China's response / / Warren W. Smith, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010

ISBN

1-282-47946-6

9786612479465

0-7425-6687-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Disciplina

951.06

Soggetti

Demonstrations - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Nationalism - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Nationalism - China

Political persecution - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Propaganda, Chinese

China Foreign public opinion

China Relations China Tibet Autonomous Region

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History Autonomy and independence movements

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Politics and government 1951-

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Relations China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Chronology of Revolt; 2 China's Response: Repression; 3 China's Response: Propaganda; 4 Tibet and the Olympics; 5 One State, Two Nations; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This deeply knowledgeable book offers the first sustained analysis of the 2008 uprising in Tibet, which revealed much about Tibetan nationalism and even more about Chinese nationalism. Retracing the complex history between China and Tibet, noted expert Warren Smith describes the uprising itself and explores its broader significance for Chinese-Tibetan relations. He sharply critiques China's use of heavy-



handed propaganda to recast the uprising and obscure its origins and significance. The book convincingly shows that far from becoming more lenient in response to Tibetan discontent, China has d