{"product_id":"chinas-tibet-9780742539907","title":"Chinas Tibet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking book explores China''s efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing''s goals. Warren W. Smith Jr. provides the historical context for understanding the current situation through an overview of China''s actualas opposed to its promisedpolicies toward Tibet over time. His clear-eyed appraisal of Chinese policy convincingly shows that the PRC''s ultimate intention is assimilation rather than autonomy. The author argues that Beijing fears that any genuine autonomy or dialogue with the Dalai Lama will fuel renewed nationalism in China''s Tibet, as the Chinese leadership calls its possession. The book highlights China''s past and current propaganda on Tibet to demonstrate China''s sensitivity and defensiveness regarding the legitimacy of its rule. It traces the history of Sino-Tibetan dialogue to show how China has tried to use it to defuse Tibetan exile and international criticism, while making no concessions in regard to Ti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thorough . . . study of relations between the two entities over the last century. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eAdmirable because it lays out in jargon-free language the political and cultural nature of the China-Tibet relationship. It is further admirable because Warren Smith, who writes for the Tibetan Service of Radio Free Asia, is scrupulously fair, including in his pages complete policy statements from Beijing and the Dalai Lama's exile government. * Wall Street Journal Asia *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who is a Tibet activist, a serious student of Tibetan Buddhism, or a history buff will find Smith's book indispensable. . . . What is truly fresh and original in China's Tibet?—and reveals Smith at his most penetrating and disturbing—is his analysis of China's greatest propaganda successes. . . . The tug of war between recorded fact and historical revisionism, autonomy and assimilation, Tibetan Buddhist culture and Chinese real estate, will continue while the rest of the world looks on from the sidelines. In the meantime, we should be very grateful that Warren Smith has kept a superb scorecard for us. * Tricycle Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eSmith has extensive living experience in the region and does his research with great care. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eIn seven fluid chapters, the book covers recent Tibetan history, with an emphasis on Chinese propaganda and how Chinese leaders have viewed Tibet. . . . China’s Tibet? is essential for understanding how the Sino-Tibetan relationship became what it is today. . . . His clear-eyed analysis makes a very convincing case. * Far Eastern Economic Review *\u003cbr\u003eWarren Smith deserves a prize for this work. He has presented a clear-eyed, well-informed, and penetrating analysis of China's blatantly colonial policy in Tibet. If you want to understand the realities of the Tibet question, this book is a must-read. You'll never again hear the oft-repeated phrase 'China's Tibet' in quite the same way. -- Robert Thurman, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003eThis is a landmark study of China's efforts to fully subsume Tibet and to rewrite Tibetan history to conform to this official reality. Smith’s dispassionate, critical, and detailed account makes clear China’s goal of complete assimilation and the futility of the Dalai Lama’s policy to seek some kind of 'meaningful autonomy' for his country. -- Jamyang Norbu, author of The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Chapter 1: Historical and Political Background Chapter 2: Tibet under Chinese Communist Rule Chapter 3: Democratic Reforms Chapter 4: Cultural Revolution Chapter 5: Autonomy or Assimilation Chapter 6: Sino-Tibetan Dialogue Chapter 7: The Issue of Tibet Bibliography","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037597991255,"sku":"9780742539907","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742539907.jpg?v=1750936438","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinas-tibet-9780742539907","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}