Tibet / Clare Hanrahan, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanrahan, Clare.

Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Opposing viewpoints series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Politics and government--1951-.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Self-determination, National--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Self-determination, National.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Relations--China.

China--Relations--Tibet Autonomous Region.

China.

Relations.

Ethnic groups--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Ethnic groups.

Physical Description:

209 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2009]

Contents:

Why consider opposing viewpoints?

Introduction

ch. 1. Who should rule Tibet?

Chapter preface

1. China should acknowledge Tibetan autonomy within China / Michael C. Davis

2. China should not acknowledge Tibetan autonomy within China / Yedor

3. The exiled government of the Dalai Lama should try to negotiate with China / Patrick French

4. China should not negotiate with the exiled government of the Dalai Lama / Der Spiegel

5. Tibet is a sovereign nation entitled to self-determination / Students for a Free Tibet

6. Tibet is not sovereign and does not have an absolute right to self-determination / Kim Petersen

Periodical bibliography

ch. 2. Will Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity survive Chinese rule?

1. Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity is threatened by Chinese central government / Lindsey Hilsum

2. Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity is not threatened by Chinese central government / John Makin

3. Chinese tourism, migration, and modernization threaten Tibet's unique culture / Narasimhan Ram

4. Chinese tourism, migration, and modernization do not threaten Tibet's unique culture / Abrahm Lustgarten

5. Chinese rule threatens Tibetan Buddhism / Frank Ching

6. The exiled Dalai Lama threatens Tibetan Buddhism / Shi Shan

ch. 3. Have the Tibetan people benefited from Chinese central government?

1. Tibetan quality of life has improved under Chinese rule / Kevin Z. Jiang

2. Tibetan quality of life has deteriorated under Chinese rule / One H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education and Research, Tibet)

3. Tibetans in exile need traditional education / Tibetan Children's Educational & Welfare Fund

4. Tibetan education under Chinese rule is inadequate / Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Dharamsala

5. Tibet's civil and political rights are abused by the Chinese central government / Freedom House

6. Tibet's civil and political rights are protected by the Chinese central government / Chamba Phuntsok

ch. 4. What are the major threats to survival of Tibet's natural environment?

1. The China-Tibet Railway threatens Tibet's fragile ecosystem / Peter Haertling

2. The China-Tibet Railway does not threaten Tibet's fragile ecosystem / James C. Cobb, et al.

3. Chinese rule is the greatest threat to Tibet's natural resources / Patrick T. Hughes

4. Climate change is the greatest threat to life on the Tibetan plateau / Guanli Wang

For further discussion

Organizations to contact

Bibliography of books

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index.

ISBN:

9780737742404

0737742402

9780737742411

0737742410

OCLC:

245535682