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The Tibet-China Conflict: History and Polemics
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by Elliot Sperling
Sales Rank: 101601
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Cover Type: Paperback with 64 pages
Published by: East-West Center Washington June 20, 2004
ISBN 10 Number: 1932728120
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932728125
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
Weighs: 3.2 ounces
Book Description
The status of Tibet has been at the core of the Tibet-China conflict for all parties drawn into it over the past century. China maintains that Tibet is an integral part of China, while Tibetans maintain that Tibet has historically been an independent country. In reality the conflict over Tibets status has been conflict over history. When Chinese writers and political figures assert that Tibet is a part of China, they do so on the basis of history. The Peoples Republic of China has pointedly accused the Dalai Lama of duplicity, stating that his unwillingness to recognize that Tibet has been an integral part of China for centuries renders his attempts to compromise on the Tibet issue unacceptable. The centrality of history in the question of Tibets status could not be made clearer. This paper is a guide to the historical arguments made by the primary parties to the Tibet-China conflict. It draws on the key assertions about the issue as they have been framed in ! Chinese and Tibetan to examine the extent to which positions on the Tibet issue that are thought to reflect centuries of popular consensus are actually very recent constructions, often at variance with the history on which they claim to be based.
Publisher Description
This is the seventh publication in Policy Studies, a peer-reviewed East-West Center Washington series that presents scholarly analysis of key contemporary domestic and international political, economic, and strategic issues affecting Asia in a policy relevant manner.
Reader Reviews
This book is a very short overview of the conflicting historical narratives that both the PRC and the Tibetan GIE have constructed in the past half century. At only 36 pages the text is very concise and very straightforward. It gives the two perspectives, and analyses both of them and their basis in historical fact, or lack thereof, using primary Chinese and Tibetan source material, with ample footnotes and bibliography. The text is very moderate in it's conclusions, which is refreshing for such a polarized issue. Not only are both the PRC and the GIE's narratives based in half-truth fashion (emphasizing different historical periods or facts depending on what sounds better to either side's cause), but both are very recent constructs that have only formed in the past few decades, and have changed at various periods. The last chapter on "The Invasion Question, or What Constitutes Tibet?" and the conclusion are very useful sections.
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