The Tibetan government-in-exile : politics at large / Stephanie Roemer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roemer, Stephanie.

Contributor:

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Series:

Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 10.

Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibetans--India--Politics and government.

Tibetans.

Central Tibetan Administration-in-Exile (India).

Tibetans--Foreign countries--Politics and government.

Tibetans--Foreign countries.

Politics and government.

India.

Physical Description:

xii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction

The literature

Research and content

Modern Tibet : a historical account

Definition of the area of Tibet

Society and economy

Central and local administration

Lama state : the union of politics and religion

Tibetan politics : 1900-1959

An approach towards a theory of governments-in-exile

The struggle from abroad to free the homeland

Governments-in-exile and national loyalty

Governments-in-exile and international support and recognition

Additions to Shain's theory

Tibetans in exile : a portrait of the CTA

Flight : reasons and numbers

First years in exile : the role of the newly founded CTA

The exile struggle : changing politics

The structure of the CTA

Exile Tibetan NGOs : their role in exile politics

The annual budget of the CTA

Theoretical characterizations of CTA politics

Membership in the exile Tibetan community

Educational opportunities

Tibetan Buddhist nationalism

Universal rights approach

Exile Tibetan "democracy"

Summary and conclusions

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-214) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9780415451710

041545171X

9780203928141

0203928148

OCLC:

182056835