Smith, Warren W.

Tibet's last stand? : the Tibetan uprising of 2008 and China's response / Warren W. Smith, Jr. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010. - vii, 299 p., [10] p. of plates : 24 cm.

Chronology of revolt -- China's response : repression -- Repression in eastern Tibet -- Patriotic education -- Patriotic education outside the TAR -- An atmosphere of fear and oppression -- China's response : propaganda -- Blaming the "Dalai clique" -- "Hostile Western forces" -- Testimony of Tibetans -- Traditional themes of Chinese propaganda -- Propaganda aimed at Tibetans -- White paper on Tibet -- Tibet and the Olympics -- China's response to international criticism -- Olympic torch relay -- China responds to pressure for talks -- Sichuan earthquake -- Dialogue and Olympics -- One state, two nations -- "Eighth round" of dialogue -- "Memorandum on genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people" -- Dharamsala "special meeting" of Tibetan exiles -- "Serf Emancipation Day: -- Tibetan nationalism -- Chinese nationalism -- China's new diplomatic offensive.

9780742566859 (cloth : alk. paper)


Demonstrations--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Political persecution--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Propaganda, Chinese.
Nationalism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Nationalism--China.


Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Politics and government
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Relations--China.
China--Relations--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
China--Foreign public opinion.

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